Contextualising why assessment is still the single most important factor affecting student learning in higher education, this second edition of Innovative Assessment in Higher Education: A Handbook for Academic Practitioners offers a critical discourse about the value of assessment for learning alongside practical suggestions about how to enhance the student experience of assessment and feedback.





With 17 new chapters this edition:








contextualises assessment within the current higher education landscape;







explores how student, parent and government expectations impact on assessment design;







presents case studies on how to develop, incorporate and assess employability skills;







reviews how technology and social media can be used to enhance assessment and feedback;







provides examples and critical review of the use and development of feedback practices and how to assess professional, creative and performance-based subjects;







offers guidance on how to develop assessment that is inclusive and enables all students to advance their potential.