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This is the first book to focus on a taken-for-granted but taboo aspect of an examiner's role: assigning a fail grade. The guide is intended to help academic and work-based assessors make good judgements. It explains the reasons why failing is so difficult, looking at the individual, institutional and contextual factors involved and paying particular attention to the feelings of anxiety and guilt that interfere with decision making.

Table of Contents
1. Failure, an Easily Avoided Word and Deed.

2. Failing is Even More important in Professional Training.

3. Reasons why it is Difficult to Fail students.

4. Feelings Exacerbate The Difficulties.

5. Principls of assessment, a Reminder.

6. Applying The Assessment Cycle to Fail Scenarios.

7. Recommendatinos for Change, Challenging The Taboo.

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 15 December 1998
      ISBN-13 9781861560704
      978-1861560704
      ISBN-10 1861560702
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      Education: examinations and assessment Industrial or vocational training

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is the first book to focus on a taken-for-granted but taboo aspect of an examiner's role: assigning a fail grade. The guide is intended to help academic and work-based assessors make good judgements. It explains the reasons why failing is so difficult, looking at the individual, institutional and contextual factors involved and paying particular attention to the feelings of anxiety and guilt that interfere with decision making.

      Table of Contents
      1. Failure, an Easily Avoided Word and Deed.

      2. Failing is Even More important in Professional Training.

      3. Reasons why it is Difficult to Fail students.

      4. Feelings Exacerbate The Difficulties.

      5. Principls of assessment, a Reminder.

      6. Applying The Assessment Cycle to Fail Scenarios.

      7. Recommendatinos for Change, Challenging The Taboo.

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