Author(s): American Association of Higher Education

Institutional affiliation/Agency/Program: American Association of Higher Education

Publication date or date of most recent update: Modification Date: Thursday, July 25, 1996.

Number of pages: 3

Website URL: http://ultibase.rmit.edu.au/Articles/june97/ameri1.htm

Type of product (lesson plans, curriculum, training product): Description of practice.

Subject of materials: Rationale for employing fair assessment practices; indicates generally how each principle should be applied

Target population: Learners, Instructors, Administrators, ABE, ESOL, ASE, and others.

Training required: Training would not be required to understand the principles in this resource; a limited amount of information is included on making assessment effective. However, background in philosophy of education and assessment are necessary to fully employ the principles; employing such principles seamlessly would take some practice; this is a valuable resource for teachers in training as well as for veteran teachers wishing to improve their practice.

Abstract: These principles provide information on best practices in assessment as well as information on how to make assessment the most effective.