Section A The place of assessment in higher education: purposes of higher education; functions of assessment; cognitive educational objectives, learning outcomes and levels of testing; measuring the outcomes of non-cognitive objectives; stages of intellectual and ethical development. Section B Some assessment methods: timing of assessment tasks; essays; theses; objective tests; assessing group projects; practical skills and field work; designing a final examination. Section C Examining assessment: reporting on assessment; evaluation of assessment procedures; the issue of academic (dis)honesty; current and future developments.