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Given the breadth and depth of assessment activity in higher education today there is a need for a set of standards to follow in its conduct. This paper briefly describes theStandards of the Joint Committee (1981) developed for educational evaluation and demonstrates their application in conducting assessment and meta-assessment activities.
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Ory, J.C. Meta-assessment: Evaluating assessment activities. Res High Educ 33, 467–481 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00973767
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