Assessing students' written work : marking essays and reports

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Author:

Haines, Catherine, 1962-

ISBN:

9780415307208

9780415307215

Personal Author:

Haines, Catherine, 1962-

Publication Information:

New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2004.

Physical Description:

x, 151 p. ; 22 cm.

Series:

Key guides for effective teaching in higher education series

Series Title:

Key guides for effective teaching in higher education series

Contents:

Pt. 1. You and assessment -- 1. Your role in assessment -- 2. Why and how do we assess? -- 3. What exactly is assessment? -- 4. Time management -- 5. Issues in language and culture -- Pt. 2. You and your assessment in the disciplines -- 6. Assessing essays -- 7. Assessing reports and projects -- 8. Assessing practicals and fieldwork -- 9. Assessing problem classes and problem-based learning -- 10. Assessing in examinations.

Abstract:

"This book is designed to help practitioners who wish to improve their effectiveness in assessing a large and diverse range of students." "Both newly appointed and more experienced lecturers in further and higher education, post-graduate students, part-time staff and graduate teaching assistants will all find this an invaluable handbook and reference tool."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching.

Report writing -- Study and teaching (Higher)

Grading and marking (Students)

Report writing -- Evaluation.

College prose -- Evaluation.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0410/2003023213.html

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Summary

This practical and realistic book is designed to help practitioners who wish to improve their effectiveness in assessing a large and a diverse range of students. It will help them to:

clarify their role in assessment gain confidence on issues and terms and consider variations between discipline compare and extend their current range of solutions to common problems with advice from practitioners consider in more depth essays, reports and projects, plagiarism and language.