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Academic standards in higher education are important but largely misunderstood. This book examines the notion of academic standards, explaining what they are, why they are important, and identifying the many myths that surround them.
List of contents
1. Introduction
Part 1: Academic Standards Context and Concepts
2. Assuring Academic Standards: Policy and Practice in Context
3. Academic Standards: The Complexities of a Contested Concept
4. Academic Standards in a Globalised World
Part 2: Common Responses to the Social Construction of Academic Standards
5. The Role of Internal and External Moderation for Assuring Academic Standards
6. External Examining: A Peer-Led System for Guarding Academic Standards
7. Demystifying the Role of the External Examiner Through the Lens of Assessment Literacy
8. Using Social Processes to Maintain Academic Standards: Social Moderation and Calibration
Part 3: Practical Solutions
9. Strengthening Professional Development Provision for External Examiners: The UK Degree Standards Project
10. Designing and Developing a Professional Development Course for External Examiners
11. The Institutional Impact of the Professional Development Course for External Examiners: A Case Study
12. Lessons Learnt from the Evaluation of the Degree Standards Project
13. Working with Rubrics: Codification Plus Dialogue in Developing Shared Academic Standards
14. The Need for Calibration in the Disciplines: A Case Study from Sport and Exercise Science
15. The Need for Calibration in the Disciplines: A Case Study from Geography
16. Making Holistic Pairwise Judgements: Comparative Judgment
17. Taking Stock and Looking Ahead
About the author
Nicola Reimann is an Associate Professor in Academic Practice in the School of Education and the Centre for Academic Development at Durham University, UK.
Ian Sadler is a Reader and Subject Head in the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
Jennifer Hill is Head of Learning and Teaching Innovation, and Professor of Higher Education Pedagogies at the University of Gloucestershire, UK.
Summary
Academic standards in higher education are important but largely misunderstood. This book examines the notion of academic standards, explaining what they are, why they are important, and identifying the many myths that surround them.
