Assessment to Support Student Learning: Eight Challenges for 21st Century Practice
Journal Article
Sambell, K., Brown, S., & Race, P. (2019)
Assessment to Support Student Learning: Eight Challenges for 21st Century Practice. All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (AISHE-J), 11(2), -
There are many challenges for the colleagues who teach and assess students in the twenty-first century, and in this article, we explore eight of these, proposing some practica...
Assessment as a locus for engagement: priorities and practicalities
Journal Article
Sambell, K., Brown, S., & Race, P. (2019)
Assessment as a locus for engagement: priorities and practicalities. Giornale Italiano della Recerca Educativa, https://doi.org/10.7346/SIRD-1S2019-P45
This paper considers how assessment can productively act as a locus for engagement. It focuses on the important case being made by diverse global assessment experts who argue ...
What’s in a word? Practices associated with ‘feedforward’ in higher education.
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Reimann, N., Sadler, I., & Sambell, K. (2019)
What’s in a word? Practices associated with ‘feedforward’ in higher education. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 44(8), 1279-1290. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2019.1600655
The term ‘feedforward’ is increasingly employed in higher education, and this paper focuses on the way in which it fits into contemporary debates about feedback and its impact...
Assessment and feedback in higher education: considerable room for improvement?
Journal Article
Sambell, K. (2016)
Assessment and feedback in higher education: considerable room for improvement?. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal, 1(1),
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Watch this space: childhood, picturebooks and comics
Journal Article
Gibson, M., Nabizadeh, G., & Sambell, K. (2014)
Watch this space: childhood, picturebooks and comics. Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 5(3), 241-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/21504857.2014.943013
This is a special issue of Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics exploring the relationships of picturebooks and comics with notions of childhood. There have been productive re...
Enquiry-based learning and formative assessment environments: student perspectives
Journal Article
Sambell, K. (2010)
Enquiry-based learning and formative assessment environments: student perspectives. Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 4(1), 52-61
This paper outlines case study research into first-year students’ experiences of enquiry based learning (EBL) on a year-long introductory theory module. Students were supporte...
Studying early childhood: Part 3 - visits, observations, placements and dissertations
Journal Article
Sambell, K. (2010)
Studying early childhood: Part 3 - visits, observations, placements and dissertations. Nursery World, 25, 15-18
Most early childhood degrees include 'real-world' experiences in early years settings and a related final-year project or dissertation. Make the most of these learning opportu...
Studying early childhood: Part 2 - reading, writing and producing assignments
Journal Article
Sambell, K. (2010)
Studying early childhood: Part 2 - reading, writing and producing assignments. Nursery World, 28, 15-18
When studying early childhood at degree level, it's vital to become fluent in appropriate ways of talking and writing about relevant ideas and concepts. This helps you produce...
Studying early childhood: Part 1 - becoming an active learner
Journal Article
Sambell, K. (2010)
Studying early childhood: Part 1 - becoming an active learner. Nursery World, 23,
When making the transition to studying at degree level, students will be challenged to think in new and unaccustomed ways, with different study practices than they have used b...
Rethinking feedback : an assessment for learning perspective
Journal Article
Sambell, K., & Graham, L. (2009)
Rethinking feedback : an assessment for learning perspective. HE Focus Quarterly Journal, 1(1), 2
The provision of feedback to learners has long been recognised as a crucial aspect of effective learning in university education and is often regarded as the main means by whi...