World Yearbook of Education 1990

Name: World Yearbook of Education 1990
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

First Published in 2005. Assessment and evaluation are essential to education and training. Whether informal or formal, at their best they assist the learning process by providing feedback to 'learners' and 'teachers', facilitate quality assurance and control, and provide a mechanism whereby education and training can be attuned to the needs of the individual and society. This edition of the World Yearbook focuses upon a wide range of assessment and evaluation issues from all over the globe. > Introduction 1. Quality control in British higher education 2. Raising educational standards - improving the quality of higher education 3. Assessment, technology and the quality revolution 4. Educational change and assessment in the age of information technology 5. Adjusting the balance of power: initial self-assessment in study skills for higher education - a case study 6. Some implications of student choice of course content for the processes of learning, assessment and qualification 7. An