Books by Sally (Leeds Metropolitan University Brown

Featuring a wealth of practical tips, action checklists, case studies, useful sample material and templates, this book provides organizers with the knowledge necessary to plan and run successful conferences and training events.

A practical handbook to help lecturers gain confidence and to continue to improve their lecturing once they are more experienced and assured. Covers all aspects of lecturing and includes helpful hints and case studies.

Outlines how to ensure fair, consistent and reliable assessment of practical activities. With a particular focus on formative feedback and its role in helping students to understand what is required of them, this guide presents advice, examples and case studies covering the key areas. It is aimed at new or part-time lecturers.

Providing practical, user-friendly advice and support for educators and trainers, this book offers tips on broad topic categories such as: Creative thinking, problems in groups, virtual environment for group learning, feedback mechanisms, dealing with conflict, gender issues in group work and many more.

With over 500 practical suggestions designed to help tutors establish active learning amongst their students this book is an invaluable resource.

1. Putting assessment into context 2. Exams of various sorts 3. Specific assessment formats 4. Feedback and assessment 5. Involving students in their own assessment 6. Assessing group learning

This study examines the factors influencing the changes in teaching assessment at the higher education level and studies the range of techniques and methods available to the assessor. It evaluates the effectiveness of certain methods and discusses their implementation.