The project aims to:

• Survey the range of assessment processes used at Masters level in diverse institutions and explore, particularly in professional subject areas, a variety of disciplines and institutions, to identify the diversity of practice in the field;
• Investigate ways in which students working towards Masters level awards receive formative feedback on their progress;
• Build a repertoire of assessment methods that can be used to assess students’ skills and achievement at Masters level;
• Develop an effective staff-student research partnership model;
• Explore means of personalising Masters assessment;
• Develop recommendations for good practice regarding providing formative feedback to students working toward Masters level awards.