In order to allow us to identify the work which has been undertaken in the area of Masters level assessment a literature review was conducted by Northumbria University. The following search terms were used:
QAA. (2010) Master's degree characteristics March 2010. The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education 2010. http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/benchmark/masters/MastersDegreeCharacteristics.pdf Department of Education, University of Oxford (2009) PGCE: The Oxford Internship Scheme. http://www.education.ox.ac.uk/courses/pgce/index.phphttp://www.education.ox.ac.uk/courses/pgce/index.php Dunn, S. and Singh, K. A. (2009) Analysis of M-level modules in interdisciplinary nanotechnology education. Nanotechnology Centre, Department of Materials, School of Applied Sciences, Cranfield University. http://www.nano.org.uk/nanomasters/PDFs/M-LevelModulesAnalysis_May09.pdf Ward, H and Barratt, J. (2009) Passing Your Advanced Nursing OSCE: A Guide to Success in Advanced Clinical Skills Assessment: 1 (Masterpass). Radcliffe Publishing. http://radcliffepublishing.com/books/samplechapter/234X/Ward%20chapt%2008-24857a80rdz.pdf Fry, H., Pearce, R. and Bright, H. (2007) Re-working resource-based learning - a case study from a masters programme. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 44(1), pp.79-91. M level PGCE. (2007) ESCalate ITEM level PGCE seminar at the University of Gloucestershire on January 9th 2007. http://escalate.ac.uk/downloads/3209.pdf Klenowski, V., Askew, S. and Carnell, E. (2006) Portfolios for learning, assessment and professional development in higher education. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 31(3), pp.267-286. http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/867557_731265352_727476615.pdf Seymour, D. (2005) Learning Outcomes and Assessment: developing assessment criteria for Masters-level dissertations. Brookes eJournal of Learning and Teaching , 1(2). http://bejlt.brookes.ac.uk/vol1/volume1issue2/academic/seymour.html Wharton, S. (2003) Defining appropriate criteria for the assessment of master's level TESOL Assignments. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 28(6), pp.649-664. Casey, J. (2002) On-line assessment in a masters-level policy subject: participation in an on-line forum as part of assessment. Centre for the study of higher education, Charles Sturt University, Australia. http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/assessinglearning/04/case29.html Elwood, J. and Klenowski, V. (2002) Creating Communities of Shared Practice: the challenges of assessment use in learning and teaching. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 27(3), pp.243-256. http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/675260_731526924_713611558.pdf Geographical Association. (no date) GTIP Think Piece - Writing at Masters Level. Available online: http://www.geography.org.uk/gtip/thinkpieces/writingatmasterslevel/ Haworth, A., Perks, P. and Tikly, C. (no date) Developments with Mathematics M-Level PGCE Provision and Assessment. University of Manchester, University of Birmingham, University of Sussex. http://itemaths.org.uk/oldsite/iteissues/developments-with-mathematics-m-level.pdf |