Tracing the journey of water in the state from the atmosphere to the snowpack to our faucets and foods, this book tells us about California's rivers, lakes, wetlands, dams, and aqueducts and discusses the role of water in agriculture, the environment, and politics.
Focusing on the evolving role of assessment in higher education, this pioneering text explores award-winning approaches that enhance student learning. Through detailed discussions and analyses, it aims to inspire educators to refine their assessment practices, making it a valuable resource for those seeking to improve the quality of education. The book emphasizes the importance of integrating effective assessment strategies into the curriculum, highlighting their centrality to student success.
Formative assessment is a major driver of teacher and student actions in all educational systems, and it is an increasingly high-profile topic. This book scrutinises the relationship between testing and learning, as well as the role of cultural context in influencing assessment options, by using data from schools in the Confucian-heritage setting of Hong Kong.
A critical issue in higher education is the effective implementation of assessment with the core purpose of promoting productive student learning. This edited collection provides a state-of-the-art discussion of recent, cutting-edge work into assessment for learning in higher education. It introduces a new theme of scaling up, which will be welcomed by theorists, researchers, curriculum leaders and university teachers, and showcases the work of leading figures from Australia, England, continental Europe and Hong Kong. The work illuminates four key elements: (1) Enabling assessment change; (2) Assessment for learning strategies and implementation; (3) Feedback for learning; (4) Using technology to facilitate assessment for learning. Solidly research-based and carrying important implications for enhanced practice in assessment for learning at the university level, it is a must read for academic developers, researchers, university teachers, academic leaders and all those interested in assessment matters.