Ipsative assessment and personal learning gain : exploring international case studies /: exploring international case studies. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Gwyneth Hughes.
• Editors: (Author of Ipsative assessment), Hughes, Gwyneth
• Contents: Ipsative Assessment and Personal Learning Gain; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introducing Ipsative Assessment and Personal Learning Gain: Voices from Practitioners and the Themes of the Collection; Introduction to the Collection; Ipsative Assessment: A Name for Making and Marking Progress; Learning Gain: A Definition and an Example; Measuring Learning Gain; Voices from Practitioners; Themes of the Collection; Theme 1: Enhancing Learning Through Ipsative Feedback; Feedback as Social Learning; Differences Between Ipsative and Conventional Feedback. Keeping Records of ProgressEngaging Students in Feedback; The Problem of Qualitative Comparative Judgements; Theme 2: Advantages of Measuring Personal Learning Gain; Cohort Learning Gain; Theme 3: Practical Challenges of Implementing Ipsative Assessment and Measuring Personal Learning Gain; Are the Tests of Performance Equivalent?; How Can Learning Gain Measurements be Presented Meaningfully and Reliability to Learners?; Which Strategies Encourage Investment in Ipsative Assessment in Practice? Theme 4: Combining Ipsative Assessment with Criteria-Referenced Summative Assessment or ExaminationsOverview of the Case Studies; Chapter Summary; References; 2 Exploring the Relationship Between Ipsative Assessment and Institutional Learning Gain; Overview; Exploring the Discourses and Practices of Large-Scale Learning Gain Measurement; Advantage of Using Learning Gain Rather Than Exit Performances for Institutional Evaluation and Ranking; Measuring Learning Gain in Higher Education -- A Need for Standardised Tests; What Learning Gain Data Can Potentially Reveal about Student Learning. Reliability and Validity of Learning Gain MeasurementsLearning Gain as Continuous Improvement -- Raising the Bar Too Quickly?; Educational Research and Learning Gain; Ipsative Assessment as Personal Learning Gain; Learning Gain Monitoring for Teachers and Students: From Large-Scale Data Sets to Personal Learning Gain; Ipsative Marking -- Is It Feasible?; Mapping the Relationship Between Ipsative Assessment and Learning Gain Measurement; Explaining the Invisibility of Ipsative Assessment and Personal Learning Gain; Conclusion and Summary; References. 3 Using Ipsative Assessment to Enhance First-Year Undergraduate Self-Regulation in Chinese College English ClassroomsIntroduction; Literature Review; Ipsative Assessment; Assessment and Student Self-Regulation; Self-Regulation of First-Year University Students; Context of Assessment Change; Method; Data Collection; Data Analysis; Findings; Student Perceptions at the Starting Point; Classroom Assessment and Feedback; Example 1: Changing Student Text-Reviewing Strategies; Example 2: Developing Student Synthesising Ability in Interlinked Assessment; Student Perspectives Revisited; Discussion.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 371.26; Education; Educational tests and measurements -- Case studies; Educational evaluation -- Case studies; Educational tests and measuremen; EDUCATION -- Administration -- General; EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions; Educational evaluation; Educational tests and measurements; Education -- Educational Psychology; Education -- Comparative; Teaching skills & techniques; Education; Education -- Evaluation; Examinations & assessment; Electronic books; Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137565020; 1137565020
• Related ISBNs: 9781137565013; 1137565012
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 06, 2017).
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