Higher Education Assessment Regimes

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What is one of the main reasons for the intensified assessment regime for students in higher education?

Decreased availability of assessment resources

Lack of interest from higher education staff

Increased demands for more prescriptive outcomes-based assessments (correct)

Decline in student performance

Which term is used to describe the focus on 'key skills' and 'employability' in the assessment of students?

Modularity assessment

Prescriptive outcomes-based assessments (correct)

Semesterization evaluation

Threshold standards and benchmarks

What did the Dearing report advocate for regarding higher education programmes?

Introduction of more subjective assessments

Lowering of academic standards

Abolishment of assessment practices

Clear statements about intended outcomes (correct)

What is a strategy mentioned in the text to ensure comparability of standards in higher education?

Development of threshold standards and benchmarks Signup and view all the answers

Which sector saw the development of national assessment and qualifications focusing on 'key skills'?

Further education Signup and view all the answers

According to Broadfoot (1999), which fields already follow centrally-defined standards of performance?

Higher education, nursing, and teaching Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of criterion-referenced assessment?

Meeting specific criteria for individual progress Signup and view all the answers

What does Broadfoot (1999) identify as the root of the student empowerment narrative in assessment?

Development of criteria-based assessment schemes Signup and view all the answers

How is the 'standards issue' in higher education affected by widening participation policies?

It causes a decline in academic standards Signup and view all the answers

What is a concern associated with the increase in the number of students in universities?

'Dumbing down' or lowering of standards Signup and view all the answers

How does criterion-referenced assessment differ from norm-referenced assessment?

Criterion-referenced focuses on individual progress, norm-referenced on group performance Signup and view all the answers

What are some challenges associated with criterion-referenced assessment despite its advantages?

'Dumbing down' and control issues Signup and view all the answers

What is a primary concern with the current assessment practices in higher education according to Ecclestone and Swann?

Ranking and grading students Signup and view all the answers

What should take priority in debates about assessment in higher education?

Social justice Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the 11-plus assessment mentioned in the text?

Assessing 'ability' levels for entry to selective secondary schools Signup and view all the answers

Who is Carole Leathwood according to the text?

Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies in Education Signup and view all the answers

What area of research does Carole Leathwood specialize in?

'Race' and class in education Signup and view all the answers

Which publication is referenced in the text discussing 'Testing time guaranteed for all'?

'Times Higher Education Supplement' Signup and view all the answers