ABSTRACT
This introduction chapter presents an overview of key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book discusses the relationship between assessment and student learning in undergraduate education, and how tensions between the two might be managed. It provides a framework of learning-oriented assessment focusing on three interlocking elements: the kind of assessment tasks which students carry out; how students develop evaluative expertise through gaining a sense of what quality looks like in their discipline; and student engagement with feedback. The framework aims to encapsulate the core elements of a learning-oriented assessment approach and indicate their interrelationships. The book also provides case studies of classroom practice that are drawn from the recent research into the practices of teachers who have been recipients of teaching awards at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), a leading international English-medium research university.
