How we assess mathematics degrees: the summative assessment diet a decade on

Iannone, Paola; Simpson, Adrian

doi:10.1093/teamat/hrab007

How we assess mathematics degrees: the summative assessment diet a decade on

Iannone, Paola; Simpson, Adrian

Authors

Paola Iannone

Professor Adrian Simpson adrian.simpson@durham.ac.uk
Principal

Abstract

Two previous studies mapping university mathematics students’ summative assessment diet in the UK revealed a clear picture. In general there was a dominance of closed book examinations with a strong relationship to departmental league table position. The decade since then has seen many changes in higher education in the UK, particularly in the strength of the student voice. The study we report here replicated the earlier work to see if there has been an impact on the assessment diet. While the analysis shows a very small decrease in the use of closed book examinations, this may be accounted for by the addition of adjunct modules, rather than a broadening of the assessment diet across mainstream mathematics topics.

Citation

Iannone, P., & Simpson, A. (2022). How we assess mathematics degrees: the summative assessment diet a decade on. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 41(1), 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrab007

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Apr 15, 2021
Online Publication Date	May 6, 2021
Publication Date	2022-03
Deposit Date	Apr 16, 2021
Publicly Available Date	Jun 14, 2022
Journal	Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA
Print ISSN	0268-3679
Electronic ISSN	1471-6976
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	41
Issue	1
Pages	22-31
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrab007

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