Paola Iannone
How we assess mathematics degrees: the summative assessment diet a decade on
Iannone, Paola; Simpson, Adrian
Abstract
Two previous studies mapping university mathematics students’ summative assessment diet in the UK revealed a clear picture. In general there was a dominance of closed book examinations with a strong relationship to departmental league table position. The decade since then has seen many changes in higher education in the UK, particularly in the strength of the student voice. The study we report here replicated the earlier work to see if there has been an impact on the assessment diet. While the analysis shows a very small decrease in the use of closed book examinations, this may be accounted for by the addition of adjunct modules, rather than a broadening of the assessment diet across mainstream mathematics topics.
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Iannone, P., & Simpson, A. (2022). How we assess mathematics degrees: the summative assessment diet a decade on. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA, 41(1), 22-31. https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrab007
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 15, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | May 6, 2021 |
Publication Date | 2022-03 |
Deposit Date | Apr 16, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Jun 14, 2022 |
Journal | Teaching Mathematics and its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA |
Print ISSN | 0268-3679 |
Electronic ISSN | 1471-6976 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 41 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 22-31 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hrab007 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1244251 |
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