Useful Resources

 List of resources

1. Glossary of terms

2. Pros and Cons of high and low assessment loads

3. Key principles of assessments

4. Checklist for assessment planning

5. Assessment-related Apps

6. Useful books and guides

7. Useful journals and articles

8. Useful videos

Checklist for assessment planning

Assessment-related Apps

The graduates app is designed for postgraduate students' needs. They will meet their needs in one single environment by helping them reach their destiny through the digital platform.

Useful books and guides

Booyse, C., Du Plessis, E. & Maphalala, M. (2020). Curriculum studies in context. 4th edition. Pretoria: Van Schaik Publishers.

Brown, S. & Sambell, K. (2021). A step-by-step guide to designing more authentic assessment. Edinburgh: Heriot-Watt University.

Dreyer J.M. (2014). The educators as assessor. 2nd edition. Pretoria: Van Schaik Publishers.

Garvett, S., De Beer, J.J. & Du Plessis, E. (2019). Becoming a teacher. Cape Town: Pearson.

McArthur, J. (2018). Assessment for social justice: Perspectives and practices within higher education. London: Bloomsbury Academic.

Useful Journals and Articles

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education Journal.

Barrie, S.C.  (2006).  Understanding what we mean by the generic attributes of graduates. Higher Education. 51: 215–241.

Biggs, J. (2014). Constructive alignment in university teaching. HERDSA Review of Higher Education, 1: 5-22.

Galvez-Bravo, L. (2016). Overassessment in higher education: Does less mean more? Innovations in Practice. 10(2): 93–102.

Kolm, A., de Nooijer, J., Vanherle, K., Werkman, A., Wewerka-Kreimel, D., Rachman-Elbaum, S. & van Merriënboer, J.J.G. (2022). International Online Collaboration Competencies in Higher Education Students: A Systematic Review. Journal of Studies in International Education. 26(2): 183–201.

Le Grange, L., Simmonds, S., Maistry, S.M., Blignaut, S. & Ramrathan, L. (2022). Assessment and social justice: Invigorating lines of articulation and lines of flight. Journal of Education. 87: 1-24.

Tomas, C. & Tansy J. (2019). Struggling and juggling: A comparison of student assessment loads across research and teaching-intensive universities. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. 44(1): 1–10.

Trotter, E. (2006). Student perceptions of continuous summative assessment. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education. 31(5): 505–521. 

Useful videos