Section 1: Introduction
Chapter 1
Anton Havnes and Liz McDowell: Assessment dilemmas in contemporary learning cultures.
Chapter 2
Olga Dysthe: The challenges of assessment in a new learning culture.
Section 2 Connecting education and society through assessment
Chapter 3
Sandra Murphy: Some consequences of writing assessment.
Chapter 4
Froydis Hertzberg:
Chapter 5
Lars Lindstroem: Novice or expert? Conceptions of competence in learning and practicing as a craft worker.
Chapter 6
Judith Gulikers, Theo J. Bastiaens, Paul A. Kirschner: Perceptions of authentic assessment: dimensions of authenticity.
Chapter 7
Nancy Falchikov and David Boud: The role of assessment in preparing for lifelong learning: problems and challenges.
Chapter 8
Anton Havnes: Connecting education and work through assessment
Section 3 Assessment as institutional practice
Chapter 9
Olga Dysthe, Knut Steinar Engelsen, Tjalve Madsen, Line Wittek: Explicit criteria in portfolio assessment from student perspectives: a theory-based discussion
Chapter 10
Susan Orr: Real or imagined? The shift from norm-referencing to criterion-referencing
Chapter 11
Olga Gioka: Examining science teachers formative assessment practices
Chapter 12
Per Lauvas: Changing assessment practices in Norwegian higher education - from where to where?
Chapter 13
Marieke H. S. B. Smits, Dominique M A Sluijsman, Wim M G Jochems: Perceptions of performance assessment in nurse education: meaningful for students and teachers?
Chapter 14
Kari Smith and Harm Tillema: The challenges of assessing portfolios - in search of criteria.
Chapter 15
Steinar Kvale: Contrasting contexts: assessment at work and in school
Section 4 Assessment as action
Chapter 16
Patricia Broadfoot: Assessing literacy and the language of learning.
Chapter 17
Kelvin Tan: Contrasting views of student self assessment
Chapter 18
Liz McDowell: Students' experiences of academic assignments: implications for assessment practice and formative assessment.
Chapter 19
Janice Orrell: Assessment beyond belief: the cognitive process of grading.
Section 5 Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index