Re-Engineering Assessment Practices in Scottish Higher Education

REAP Briefings - Management Briefing Paper 1: Re-Engineering Assessment Practices in Scottish Higher Education. Full Text

REAP Briefings - Management Briefing Paper 2: Advice on Managing Transformational Change: Course Redesign using ICT. Full Text

REAP Briefings - Management Briefing Paper 3: Assessment as a Driver for Institutional Transformation. Full Text

REAP Briefings - Management Briefing Paper 4: Abrupt Transformation at GCU. Full Text

REAP Briefings - Management Briefing Paper 5: Interactive lectures and Electronic voting systems. Full Text

Nicol, D. (2009), Assessment for learner self-regulation: Enhancing achievement in the first year using learning
technologies. Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education, 34 (3). Abstract Text

Nicol, D (2008), Technology-supported assessment: A review of research. Upublished manuscript available here: Full Text

Nicol, D. (2008) Transforming assessment and feedback: enhancing integration and empowerment in the first year. Published by the Scottish Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for Higher Education. Full Text

Nicol, D. (2007). Laying a foundation for lifelong learning: Case studies of e-assessment in large 1st-year classes. British Journal of Educational Technology, 38(4), 668–678. External Link

Nicol, D. (2007). E-assessment by design: using multiple-choice tests to good effect. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 31(1), pp. 53–64. External Link

Nicol, D. (2007). Principles of good assessment and feedback: Theory and practice. From the REAP International Online Conference on Assessment Design for Learner Responsibility, 29th-31st May, 2007. Full Text

Draper, S. & Nicol, D. J. (2006). Transformation in e-learning. Short paper corresponds to a talk given at ALT-C, Edinburgh, Sept 5-9, 2006. Full Text

Nicol, D. J. (2006). Increasing success in first year courses: assessment re-design, self-regulation and learning technologies. Paper to be presented at ASCILITE Conference, Sydney, Dec 3-6, 2006 Full Text

Nicol, D. J. & Milligan, C. (2006). Rethinking technology-supported assessment in terms of the seven principles of good feedback practice. In C. Bryan and K. Clegg (Eds), Innovative Assessment in Higher Education, Taylor and Francis Group Ltd, London Full Text

Nicol, D.J. & Macfarlane-Dick, D. (2006). Formative assessment and self-regulated learning: A model and seven principles of good feedback practice. Studies in Higher Education, 31(2), 199-218 Full Text

Nicol, D.J. & Macfarlane-Dick, D. (2004). Rethinking formative assessment in HE: a theoretical model and seven principles of good feedback practice. Higher Education Academy External Link

Nicol,D.J. & Boyle, J. T. (2003) Peer Instruction versus Class-wide Discussion in large classes: a comparison of two interaction methods in the wired classroom. Studies in Higher Education 28(4), 457-473 External Link

Boyle, J. T. & Nicol,D.J. (2003) Using classroom communication systems to support interaction and discussion in large class settings. ALT-J - Association for Learning Technology Journal 11(3), 43-57. Full Text

Nicol, D.J. & Coen, M. (2003) A model for evaluating the institutional costs and benefits of ICT initiatives in teaching and learning in higher education. ALT-J - Association for Learning Technology Journal. 11(2), 46-60. (Version submitted to ALT-J) External Link

JISC (2007). Effective Practice with e-Assessment. External Link

JISC (2007). Transformation story: Re-engineering Assessment Practices in Scottish Higher Education (REAP). External Link

The Insight Project - The Insight Project investigated evaluation of the costs and benefits of IT Usage in higher and further education. This website includes an evaluation framework for cost/benefit analysis. External Link

Formative Assessment in Science Teaching (FAST) - this website includes instruments designed to evaluate assessment. External Link

Steve Draper's Electronic Voting Systems and interactive lectures - this website contains a wealth of information on electronic voting systems. External Link (See also our own section on Resources > EVS Resources)