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Extend your scholarly understanding of assessment principles (theories) and practices by exploring the references cited at the end of this handbook and or accessing publications from the following and other sources. Publications and Scholarly Activities	Search for "assessment in higher education" using \| or Avondale Libraries

Researching Assessment What are the different kinds of research? Intradisciplinary: working within a single discipline Crossdisciplinary: viewing one discipline from the perspective of another Multidisciplinary: people from different disciplines working together, each drawing on their disciplinary knowledge Interdisciplinary: integrating knowledge and methods from different disciplines, using a real synthesis of approaches Transdisciplinary: creating a unity of intellectual frameworks beyond the disciplinary perspectives Interinstitutional: people working across more than one institution Assessment journals - the following journals are on the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) list Assessing Writing Assessment Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice Assessment Matters Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment The Journal of Technology, Learning and Assessment Language Assessment Quarterly: an international journal Assessment conferences - Have you ever considered contributing and attending a conference about assessment AALHE Sixth Annual Conference - USA (June, 2016) (June, 2017) IAEA Annual Conference - South Africa (Aug, 2016) The Annual Conference on assessment - USA (Sept, 2016) 6th International AHE Conference - USA (June, 2017)