The LSE Academic Code, developed in partnership with LSE Students’ Union, sets out what we do to deliver a consistent student experience across the School and clarifies what students can expect from ...

Assessment and feedback are recognised as pivotal components in higher education, crucial to shaping effective teaching and meaningful learning experiences. Contemporary research underscores the ...

Summative assessment refers to the assessment or evaluation of students’ learning, skill acquisition, and academic achievement at the conclusion of a specific instructional period. It is generally ...

Aaron Taylor and Victoria Rafferty provide advice on how to ensure formative and summative feedback is carried out with student learning in mind Formative and summative feedback is an integral aspect ...

Includes updates and/or revisions. As educators across the country focus attention on designing new and better ways to gauge what students are learning, they risk distorting the meaning and practice ...

When designing formative assessments, instructors need to think about aligning the assessed knowledge and skills, as well the assessment format itself, with desired learning outcomes and with the ...

Formative assessment comprises techniques that are used to monitor student learning and to provide ongoing feedback. The aim of formative assessment is to provide information on student struggles that ...

The British Journal of Social Work, Vol. 41, No. 2 (MARCH 2011), pp. 276-295 (20 pages) The assessment and feedback practices in social work qualifying courses have to include academic rigour and ...