Evaluation: A Literature Review

This literature review provides an overview to some of the central aspects of the field of evaluation in higher education. While it starts with definitions of evaluation in general it focuses in to examine the literature in relation to evaluation at the level of teaching and learning - in relation to what academic can do day to day to evidence impact and reflect on iterative approaches to their pedagogic practice. Because evaluation within higher education is highly focused on student voice, the literature review provides a brief look where evaluation intersects with students. The aim is to make the literature review relatively easy to dip into and refer back to in order to get brief overview on a variety of key points and issues around evaluation.