35th annual conference (2009)
Mind shift: creating change through narrative learning cycles
Undertaken as part of a Master of Health Science the research explores an annual appraisal process strategy “,clinical conversation”, from the perspective of seven nurses assessed using this technique. The…
Thinking differently about assessment: Why feedback is not enough
Too much of contemporary assessment practice is focused on communicating with students. Before they submit their work, we tell them the criteria that will be used for appraising it (with…
Gulf States’ Experiences with Eighth Grade Science and Mathematics Lessons from TIMSS-2007
Globalisation is nowhere more dramatic than the swiftly developing economies of the Gulf States. The Gulf Cooperation Council of six members (GCC) 1 was established in 1981 with the aim…
USING ASSESSMENT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF TERTIARY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA: THE JOINT ADMISSIONS AND MATRICULATION BOARD (JAMB) ROLE.
To achieve the aspiration and aims of Nigerian National Policy on Tertiary Education, it becomes imperative to ensure that only qualified entrants are admitted into the available vacancies in the…
Improving marking quality in essays – can technology help?
The presentation will address how marking quality in essays or long-form answers has been approached traditionally and explain how using images of candidates', answers can enable new quality mechanisms to…