"Assessment is fundamental to teaching and learning, and is a potentially powerful means of driving continuous improvement. It is used to determine students' progression and fitness to graduate, and has a primary role as an instrument of learning and for providing feedback about the quality of curricula and teaching. It provides students with a rich learning resource and information about their progress."
Source: A Guide to the Assessment Policies & Procedures of the University of Newcastle
Principles that should guide practice in online assessment (as prepared by the Online Assessment Working Party [August, 2007] and endorsed by Academic Senate on 7 November, 2007)
Creating assessments in Blackboard
Rubric Templates for Assessment
Assessing Student Learning - tips for new staff
Australian Universities Teaching Committee
Group Work Assessment within the ICS Disciplines
Selected journal articles and online resources on Assessment