Learning about assessment: the impact of two courses for higher education staff

Reimann, N.

doi:10.1080/1360144x.2017.1375413

Learning about assessment: the impact of two courses for higher education staff

Reimann, N.

Authors

Dr Nicola Reimann nicola.reimann@durham.ac.uk
Associate Professor

Abstract

This interview-based study investigated the impact of two academic development courses about assessment. Participants learnt concepts and terminology that enabled them to better understand and communicate about assessment. The courses also stimulated critical thinking about assessment practices and conceptual change, with ‘assessment for learning’ emerging as significant with the qualities of a threshold concept. Certain learning activities stood out as transformational as they supported the examination of assessment from different perspectives and the integration of implicit with explicit knowledge, but only if participants had sufficient workplace experience that they could link to the formal knowledge taught in the courses.

Citation

Reimann, N. (2018). Learning about assessment: the impact of two courses for higher education staff. International Journal for Academic Development, 23(2), 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144x.2017.1375413

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Apr 18, 2017
Online Publication Date	Sep 19, 2017
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2018
Deposit Date	Jul 21, 2017
Publicly Available Date	Mar 19, 2019
Journal	International Journal for Academic Development
Print ISSN	1360-144X
Electronic ISSN	1470-1324
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	23
Issue	2
Pages	86-97
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144x.2017.1375413

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal for Academic Development on 19 Sep 2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1360144X.2017.1375413.