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ERIC Number: EJ546108
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-1011-3487
The Assessment of Learning in Higher Education: Guiding Principles.
Gravett, Sarah
South African Journal of Higher Education, v10 n1 p76-82 1996
Argues that student assessment plays a crucial role in the academic life of college students, and assessment arrangements embody the purposes of higher education. Reviews research suggesting learners' perceptions of course testing procedures is the single most important influence on learning. Outlines six guiding principles of test development to promote teaching aims in higher education. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Student Evaluation, Test Construction, Test Theory, Test Use, Testing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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