Questioning assessment

This brief communication offers a summary of our experience of holding a series of university-wide online discussions which explored and questioned the many assumptions we bring to assessment practices in higher education. It aims to demonstrate the value of such discussions, highlighting key lesso...

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Main Authors: Joanne Berry, Rhian Ellis, Patricia Xavier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education
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Online Access:https://journal.aldinhe.ac.uk/index.php/jldhe/article/view/1322
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