Assessment and the promotion of academic values
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Boud, D. 1990. Assessment and the promotion of academic values. Studies in Higher Education. 15 (1), pp. 101-111. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079012331377621
Type | Article |
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Title | Assessment and the promotion of academic values |
Authors | Boud, D. |
Abstract | This paper raises issues concerning the relationship between student assessment and the values which academic institutions propagate. It argues that many current assessment practices are incompatible with the goals of independence, thoughtfulness and critical analysis to which most academics would subscribe; that forms of assessment which are commonplace are not consistent with the behaviour of academics in their own contributions to knowledge; and that there is evidence to suggest that the assessment policy of many departments undermines deep approaches to learning on the part of students. Some indications are given of possible strategies to address the problems which have been identified, drawing upon ideas from academic and professional practice in general and self-assessment and peer review in particular. |
Sustainable Development Goals | 4 Quality education |
Middlesex University Theme | Creativity, Culture & Enterprise |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Journal | Studies in Higher Education |
ISSN | 0307-5079 |
Electronic | 1470-174X |
Publication dates | |
Jan 1990 | |
Online | 05 Aug 2006 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 01 Jan 1990 |
Deposited | 13 Dec 2023 |
Output status | Published |
Accepted author manuscript | |
Copyright Statement | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Studies in Higher Education on Jan 1990, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079012331377621 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079012331377621 |
Web of Science identifier | WOS:A1990CV77200007 |
Language | English |
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