THE STUDENT ASSESSMENT PROJECT

Under a grant from Education Research and Development Committee, researchers at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, developed a set of instructional materials aimed at the inservice education of teachers on the topic of student assessment. The Student Assessment Project (SAP) now comprises seven modules in slide‐tape format covering the topics of test design, item writing, analysis of norm‐referenced and criterion‐referenced tests, combining scores from different components, moderation of test results, and grading and reporting. The kit also contains appropriate computer software (for an Apple II microcomputer), manuals and supplementary materials. This article gives some details of the project and its development and describes the widespread use of the first 20 kits from which evaluation data are being sought. Although SAP originally focussed on inservice education of secondary teachers, the present applicability to higher education and the further potential for modification and use at this level is discussed.