This book makes the case for a revival in interest in the viva. As an oral assessment of a treatise or dissertation or of a student’s performance in art or da

This book examines not only the assessment of student learning but the assessment of institutions, the programmes they offer, and the teaching they provide. It

This book transforms our current understanding of assessment practice in different educational settings and cultures. Drawing upon the resources of language gam

'It also incorporates a wealth of information that most supervisors and examiners only acquire through years of experience... this book deserves to be widely re

Assessment really does matter in higher education. Internationally, academics - and those who support them - are seeking better ways to assess students, recogni