Testing, Testing, Testing

Dorothea Fadipe

Abstract


This is a shortOpinion Piece, derived from my teaching experiencesand which, I hope, may alsoresonate with the experiences of a lot of otheruniversity lecturers at this time of year. It is intended to provide food for thought on the summative assessment regime and isbacked up bythe findings of some prominent researchers in this aspect of education.


Keywords


Assessment Engagement Reductionism Objectification

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21100/compass.v7i11.246

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