Variability in assessor responses to undergraduate essays - 9783034312653

Variability in assessor responses to undergraduate essaysAn issue for assessment quality in higher education\nAuthor(s): Sally Roisin O'Hagan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Switzerland\nImprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften\nISBN-13: 9783034312653, 978-3034312653\nSynopsis\nAcademic standards in higher education depend on the judgements of individual academics assessing student work; it is in these micro-level practices that the validity and fairness of assessment is constituted. However, the quality of assessments of open-ended tasks like the coursework essay is difficult to ascertain because of the complex and subjective nature of the judgements involved. In view of current concerns about assessment quality and standards, this book is a timely reflection on the practices of academic judgement at university. It explores assessment quality through an empirical study of essay marking in an undergradu.