Confident Assessment in Higher Education

Rachel Forsyth is an educational developer who currently works at Lund University in Sweden as a project manager. She was previously Head of the University Teaching Academy at Manchester Metropolitan University, where she was involved in major institutional change projects, particularly in relation to inclusive learning communities and assessment in higher education. She is a Principal Fellow of the HEA and has taught on postgraduate programmes for teaching in higher education for twenty years, including leading a specialist module on assessment. She has been a member of the Degree Standards Project team which has explored sector-owned processes for professional development of external examiners in the UK. As Editor-in-Chief of the Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal for five years, she is an active member of the Researching, Advancing, Inspiring Student Engagement (RAISE) network.

• Part 1: Identifying The ChallengesChapter 1: Assessment in Higher EducationChapter 2: What Do We Need To Talk About?Chapter 3: What Else Should We Talk About?Chapter 4: Assessment In The Contemporary UniversityPart 2: Making Assessment WorkChapter 5: Designing Effective Assessment TasksChapter 6: Designing Effective Marking And FeedbackChapter 7: Teaching For Effective AssessmentChapter 8: Marking And FeedbackChapter 9: Assessing With ConfidencePart 3: Choosing Assignment Tasks And Feedback ToolsChapter 10: Assignment TasksChapter 11: Feedback Tools

This is a very useful read for both Higher Education (HE) teaching staff and students, especially those studying for a career in HE. One of the most relevant points about the book is its practical dimension informed with theoretical foundations. This allows practitioners to build on the theoretical foundations to legitimate practical decisions and enhance understanding of approaches to evaluation and the repertoire of evaluation strategies and techniques. The straightforward style of presentation makes this book an enjoyable read and a useful reference on evaluation in HE.