Issues of Teaching and Learning, 11(7)

Multiple perspectives of assessment

Assessment provides us with information about student learning. We use this information for a variety of purposes, not the least of which is to inform the student of his or her progress in the unit and to assign a grade. We should also use assessment of student learning to inform our own teaching practice and make changes to that practice to facilitate better student learning. As with many aspects of education, there is no one approach in assessment that will be appropriate for all purposes or for all disciplines. We have discussed some issues related to assessment in the past. In this edition of Issues of Teaching and Learning we provide further perspectives on assessment which we hope will add to your continuing debate and discussion about this core element of teaching and learning.

What's Inside ITL

• Perspectives from the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

• Perspectives from the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

• Resource collection

• Student perspectives

• UWA guidelines

• Book review

• Excellence in teaching

The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) invites reader response to its publication ITL. Responses advancing the scholarly debate of issues raised will be published in the Web version of that issue.