The busy teacher educator's guide to developing assessment feedback

Abstract

This article forms part of the ESCalate Help Directory for Teacher Educators and was written by Dr Alison Hramiak, of Sheffield Hallam University. The purpose of this document is to share some ideas on assessment and feedback in Higher Education - although the principles described could just as easily be implemented in other types of educational institutions. It is not intended as a formal academic document, rather, it is intended that the document be used to refresh practitioners on the whys and hows of assessment and feedback, with some practical advice on how to go about applying the principles described within the article. It is presented as an online article and a single Word document of some 4 page