In this completely updated edition of 500 Tips on Assessment, the authors look at the questions and the problems that teachers face and provide them with practical guidance. Their advice is down-to-earth, jargon-free and digestible, covering such key issues as:

• putting assessment into context: best practice, learning outcomes and monitoring quality of assessment
• different examination formats: traditional, open-book, open-notes, oral exams
• different assessment formats: essays, reports, practical work, presentations
• feedback and assessment
• assessing group learning.