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Academic standards in higher education : critical perspectives and practical strategies
Title
Academic standards in higher education : critical perspectives and practical strategies / edited by Nicola Reimann, Ian Sadler and Jennifer Hill.
ISBN
1003379761
9781003379768
9781032460260
9781032460277
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Summary
"Academic standards in higher education are important but largely misunderstood. This book examines the notion of academic standards, explaining what they are, why they are important, and identifying the many myths that surround them. Based on the lessons learnt from the UK-wide Degree Standards Project, which developed, piloted and evaluated a professional development course on degree standards aimed at external examiners, the book offers practical suggestions for ways in which higher education staff can develop a more sophisticated understanding of standards. It discusses the implications of rethinking academic standards for higher education policy and practice, through examples and case studies derived from research evidence, the Degree Standards Project and contributors' own experience and expertise. As a broader approach to assessment literacy, this volume aims to develop readers' standards literacy by challenging routine practices and proposing promising alternatives. Written with a diverse readership in mind, this book is relevant to discipline-based academics, quality officers, academic developers, university leaders and managers, as well as policy makers"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
Other formats
Print version: Academic standards in higher education Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 16, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction / Ian Sadler, Nicola Reimann and Jennifer Hill
Assuring academic standards : policy and practice in context / Chris Rust and Berry O'Donovan
Academic standards : the complexities of a contested concept / Margaret Price and Berry O'Donovan
Academic standards in a globalised world / Jon Yorke
The role of internal and external moderation for assuring academic standards / Andy Lloyd and Rachel Forsyth
External examining : a peer-led system for guarding academic standards / Margaret Price
Demystifying the role of the external examiner through the lens of assessment literacy / Emma Medland
Using social processes to maintain academic standards : social moderation and calibration / Nicola Reimann and Ian Sadler
Strengthening professional development provision for external examiners : the UK Degree Standards Project / Geoff Stoakes and Erica J. Morris
Designing and developing a professional development course for external examiners / Andy Lloyd and Rachel Forsyth
The institutional impact of the professional development course for external examiners : a case study / Amanda Pill
Lessons learnt from the evaluation of the Degree Standards Project / Joanne Moore
Working with rubrics : codification plus dialogue in developing shared academic standards / Pete Boyd and Jennifer Hill
The need for calibration in the disciplines : a case study from sport and exercise science / Ian Sadler and Matthew A. Timmis
The need for calibration in the disciplines : a case study from geography / Jennifer Hill, Helen Walkington, Ben Page and Stephanie Wyse
Making holistic pairwise judgements : comparative judgment / Ian Jones
Taking stock and looking ahead / Jennifer Hill, Nicola Reimann and Ian Sadler.
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