* This book identifies how assessment and feedback contribute to alienation among students. It is richly contextualised in a large body of TESTA evidence, which has been gathered from hundreds of programmes in more than 50 UK universities, Ireland, India and Australia. New insights are that the context of assessment, and the overarching educational paradigm are fostering student alienation rather than agency.
* The book will examine proven and principled ways to counter alienation linked to assessment design, feedback, and internalising standards.
* It uses case studies of whole programme assessment practices (both formative and summative) to illuminate engaging, relational and educationally principled strategies, and provides the tools to design assessment which connects to students' experiences, mirrors real-world practice, and enables students to engage in relational, research-based and original work.