Assessment and Feedback Resources

Assessment Standards Knowledge exchange – ASKe CETL .

Particularly useful for the 1,2,3 Leaflets on topics such as:

  • Assessment - doing better!
  • Feedback - Make it work for you!
  • Improve your students' performance in 90 minutes!
  • Reduce the risk of Plagiarism in just 30 mins!
  • How to make your feedback work in three easy steps!
  • Using generic feedback effectively
  • Making peer feedback work in three easy steps!

Brown, E., Gibbs, G. & Glover, C. (2003) Evaluation tools for investigating the impact of assessment regimes on student learning.

‘Exchange’ (2003) Issue 4 No 2 is dedicated to assessment.

Gibbs, G. (2010). Using Assessment to Support Student Learning. Leeds Metropolitan University Press. Available through:

Hattie, J., Timperley, H. (2007) The power of feedback. Review of Educational Research. Vol:77 No. 1. Accessed at

HE Academy Subject Centres all have extensive discipline based references to assessment accessed at

HE Academy students talking about feedback (10 minute video) accessed at

Quality Assurance Agency (2006) Code of Practice: assessment of students accessed at

Pitts S, E. (2005). Testing, testing . . .How do students use written feedback? Active Learning in Higher Education Vol:6 No:3 p218-229

Phil Race’s website can be accessed at .

Includes:

  • A compendium of my writings on assessment – in ‘Most Popular Downloads’.
  • Compendium on feedback – in ‘More Downloads’.
  • Phil’s Plymouth workshop on 18th March 2010 – on the homepage blog

Race, P. (2010). Making Learning Happen: A guide for post-compulsory education. 2nd Edition. London, Sage.

Rust, Chris (2002) The impact of assessment on student learning Active Learning in HE Vol.3 No. 2.

Northumbria CETL accessed at

  • Includes conditions for assessment for effective learning and the assessment ladder

University of Plymouth Academic Regulations - available online through the staff portal at:

University of Plymouth Assessment Review Report - can be found at: