Ipsative assessment and personal learning gain : exploring international case studies /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Other Authors: Hughes, Gwyneth (Author of Ipsative assessment) (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of 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