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Engaging the wider academic community in a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice: the issue of standards (2017)
Journal Article
Reimann, N., & Allin, L. (2018). Engaging the wider academic community in a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice: the issue of standards. International Journal for Academic Development, 23(4), 286-297. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144x.2017.1381966

This paper critically reflects on the challenges associated with academic standards in a postgraduate certificate in academic practice, which involved the wider academic community of the institution. It is underpinned by a socio-cultural constructivi... Read More about Engaging the wider academic community in a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice: the issue of standards.

Learning about assessment: the impact of two courses for higher education staff (2017)
Journal Article
Reimann, N. (2018). Learning about assessment: the impact of two courses for higher education staff. International Journal for Academic Development, 23(2), 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360144x.2017.1375413

This interview-based study investigated the impact of two academic development courses about assessment. Participants learnt concepts and terminology that enabled them to better understand and communicate about assessment. The courses also stimulated... Read More about Learning about assessment: the impact of two courses for higher education staff.

Variation in the development of teachers’ understandings of assessment and their assessment practices in higher education (2017)
Journal Article
Sadler, I., & Reimann, N. (2018). Variation in the development of teachers’ understandings of assessment and their assessment practices in higher education. Higher Education Research & Development, 37(1), 131-144. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2017.1344199

This paper reports a study into the development of staff understanding of assessment and assessment practice. Eight teachers from two universities constructed an initial concept map about assessment that was discussed in a one-to-one semi-structured... Read More about Variation in the development of teachers’ understandings of assessment and their assessment practices in higher education.