Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Assessment and Evaluations are the very important aspects of every Education system. Its role becomes more important in the case of Higher Education. This book covers various aspects of assessment and evaluation in Higher Education.

This book consists of seventeen chapters. They are :
1. Student Learning and Assessment
2. Methods and Strategies of Assessment and Evaluation
3. Assessment of Essay Type Examinations
4. Multiple Choice Questions and their Evaluation
5. Assessment of Practical Work
6. Use of Portfolios for Assessment in Teacher Preparation and Health Sciences
7. An Evaluation of the Use of Assessed Tasks
8. Oral Assessment and Student Approaches to Learning
9. Towards Autonomous Assessment
10. Self-Assessment and Peer Assessment
11. Peer Assessment of Undergraduate Seminars
12. Using Peer Assessment and Self-Assessment for the First Time
13. Assessment of Projects
14. Assessment of Problem-Solving
15. Assessment of Practice
16. Assessment of Key Skills
17. The Principles of Assessment

It is hoped that the educators, scholars, and educational administration will find the book useful for them.

Lucknow Universityher M.A. in English Literature from Lucknow University in 1996. She did her B.Ed, from Kanpur University. She is nowadays Teaching in Lucknow. Besides teaching she has great urge for writing. Her Fields of interest include the social work, book reading, writing, attending seminars, and the uplifment of women.

Preface

1. Student Learning and Assessment
2. Methods and Strategies of Assessment and Evaluation
3. Assessment of Essay type Examinations
4. Multiple Choice Questions and their Evaluation
5. Assessment of Practical Work
6. Use of Portfolios for Assessment in Teacher Preparation and Health Sciences
7. An Evaluation of the use of Assessed Tasks
8. Oral Assessment and Student Approaches to Learning
9. Towards Autonomous Assessment
10. Self-Assessment and Peer Assessment
11. Peer Assessment of Undergraduate Seminars
12. Using Peer Assessment and Self-Assessment for the First time
13. Assessment of Projects
14. Assessment of Problem-Solving
15. Assessment of Practice
16. Assessment of Key Skills
17. The Principles of Assessment