This page contains three in depth literature reviews relating to three types of practical assessments.   In addition a paper summarising literature related to sports coaching is also included.

1. Literature reviews for: active engagement of students in social action based projects or tasks.

Example case study: 'Running and event assessment'.

Keywords: radical pedagogy, creative engagement, group creativity, social action, collaborative learning, active learning.

• General information
• Key assumptions and challenges to those assumptions
• Potential problems and solutions.
• Link to learning and teaching theories.
• Research and projects.
• References and resources.

2. Literature reviews for: practical activities designed to assess competency in placement learning or practice settings.

Example: Foundation degree work place settings.

Keywords: Competency, placement learning, reflective practice, professional learning, problem based learning, work based learning.

• General information
• Key assumptions and challenges to those assumptions,
• Potential problems,possible solutions.
• Link to learning and teaching theories.
• Research and projects.
• References and resources.

3. Literature Reviews for: Assessing practical activities in the classroom.

Example: practical research projects, enquiry based learning.

Keywords: practical, enquiry based learning, scenarios, collaborative, wiki, community of practice.

• General information
• Key assumptions and challenges to those assumptions
• Potential problems, possible solutions.
• Link to learning and teaching theories.
• Research and projects.
• References and resources.