ABSTRACT
On the Diploma in Higher Education (DipHE) programme in the School for Independent Study at North East London Polytechnic, we have dispensed with pre-arranged syllabuses and externally imposed assessments and have made exclusive use of students’ own Statements. These Statements cover students’ own self-assessment of interests, abilities and achievements at the outset; their long-term aspirations and more immediate educational goals; their detailed plans for learning; and the details of their terminal assessment. […]
