Year: 2014
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Assessment and feedback repeatedly feature as areas for improvement in NSS (HEFCE, 2011) \nStudents feel feedback is too little and too late (Hounsell, McCune, Hounsell & Litjens, 2008) \nNational Student Forum calls for greater use of technology in assessment and feedback (2009) \nNumber of students entering HE in last 20 years, and with SpLDs (Richardson & Wydell, 2003) \nLegislation places a duty of care on institutions to ensure students are not disadvantaged \ne.g. DDA (1995), SENDA, (2001), Equality Act (2010) \nStudents view assessment tasks as hoops to be jumped through (Gibbs & Simpson, 2004) \nCost-efficiency pressures have made traditional model unsustainable (Bloxham & Boyd, 2007) \n… larger class sizes, modularisation, widening participation all contributory factors …
Author: James McDowell
Institution: University of Huddersfield
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1804093042