Includes index.

In the highly successful '500 Tips' format, the authors look at the questions and 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 developing strategies and structures; assessment quality control; traditional exams, vivas, multiple choice questions; assessing independent learning; self, peer and group assessment; and assessing competence and transferable skills. 500 Tips on Assessment is an invaluable dip-in aid for hard-pressed lecturers and teachers in further and higher education. It should be read, enjoyed and seriously considered by anyone concerned about the quality and appropriateness of their assessment methods.