Transforming higher education through learning-oriented assessment

Authors

Mike Keppell, Charles Sturt University
Dominique Parrish, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

77431

Publication Details

Keppell, M. & Parrish, D. (2009). Transforming higher education through learning-oriented assessment. HERDSA 2009 Darwin: Charles Darwin University.

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Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference

Abstract

Outcomes By the completion of the workshop participants will be able to: • Recognise the distinct characteristics of a learning-oriented assessment task • Determine the appropriateness of learning-oriented assessment for their own context • Design a learning-oriented assessment task for a subject they are currently teaching • Examine a model for transforming and leading change in higher education through learning-oriented assessment • Explore potential avenues for transforming and leading change in assessment in the university setting.