Optimising New Modes of Assessment: In Search of Qualities and Standards

Abstract

"This is an essential book for all those concerned with the field of assessment. The authors of this book form an international group of distinguished experts in the field of assessment. They address relevant and timely conceptual and practical issues from a research perspective. It is a book which reaches forward and which, based on research results, clearly provides solutions to practical applications at the cutting edge of the emerging area of new modes of assessment. In a clear and rigorous manner, the authors explore new methods and study the various quality aspects of innovative approaches. Various research studies presented in this book focus on the impact of new modes of assessment and in doing so, they strengthen the links between instruction, learning, and assessment."-BOOK JACKET.