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Jessop, Tansy; McNab, Nicole; Gubby, Laura – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2012
This article explores the relationship between the lack of visible attention to formative assessment in degree specifications and its marginalization in practice. Degree specification documents form part of the quality apparatus emphasizing the accountability and certification duties of assessment. Ironically, a framework designed to assure…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Assessment, Formative Evaluation, Evaluation Utilization
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Hancock, Dawson R. – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2007
This study explored the impact of performance assessment versus traditional paper-and-pencil assessment on graduate students' achievement and motivation to learn while enrolled in a 16-lesson course on program evaluation methods. Students in two sections of the course were exposed to the same content and instructional methods, with one exception:…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Program Evaluation, Performance Based Assessment, Performance Tests