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Ipsative Assessment

Motivation through Marking Progress

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Gwyneth Hughes

    1. Institute of Education, University of London, UK

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. A Fresh Look at Assessment

    1. A Fresh Look at Assessment

      • Gwyneth Hughes
      Pages 1-12

  3. The Effects of Competition on Assessment: Making a Case for Ipsative Assessment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13
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    2. The Purposes of Assessment: Competition and Social Selection

      • Gwyneth Hughes
      Pages 15-32

    3. Assessment for Learning: In the Shadows?

      • Gwyneth Hughes
      Pages 33-52

    4. The Effects of Competition on Assessment for Learning

      • Gwyneth Hughes
      Pages 53-70

    5. Exploring Ipsative Assessment

      • Gwyneth Hughes
      Pages 71-91

    6. Making the Case for Ipsative Assessment: Assessment for Learning Revisited

      • Gwyneth Hughes
      Pages 92-110

  4. Ipsative Assessment in Practice: Challenges and Visions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
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    2. Two Case Studies of Ipsative Assessment in Academic Settings

      • Gwyneth Hughes
      Pages 113-138

    3. A Dual Systems Model of Assessment: Lessons from Doctoral Supervision

      • Gwyneth Hughes
      Pages 139-161

    4. Leading Innovation and Change in Educational Settings: The Challenges of Assessment Reform

      • Gwyneth Hughes
      Pages 162-179

    5. Institutional Case Study of Innovation in Assessment

      • Gwyneth Hughes
      Pages 180-199

    6. Ipsative Assessment As a Feasible Utopia

      • Gwyneth Hughes
      Pages 200-210

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 211-226
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About this book

Ipsative assessment is a powerful new approach that provokes a radical rethink of the purposes and methods of assessment. This book presents a case for partially replacing competitive assessment with ipsative assessment, and it explores the possibilities and the challenges with research evidence and case studies.

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“Ipsative Assessment provides an insightful look into the philosophies, principles, processes, and realities of assessment in education and beyond. Hughes’s argument in favour of empowering learners and teachers provides a thought-provoking take on the potential and the limitations of assessment that is certain to make this book a favourite with teachers, learners, and educational assessment stakeholders alike.” (Paraskevi Mylona, London Review of Education, Vol. 13 (3), December, 2015)

"The take-home message from Ipsative Assessment: Motivation through Marking Progress is that ipsative assessment is not new, but formal institutional systems adopting this perspective are scarce. Therefore, in order to successfully support students' learning, institutions need to adopt a dual system approach that combines traditional purposes of assessments (e.g., competition) with processes that support scaffolded learning (i.e., ipsative assessment)." - British Journal of Educational Studies

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Education, University of London, UK

    Gwyneth Hughes

About the author

Gwyneth Hughes is Reader in Higher Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. She is a co-author of Learning Transitions in Higher Education (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013).

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