Let’s Talk About Assessment: Exploring QQI’s Green Paper on Assessment in Higher Education

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Let’s Talk About Assessment: Exploring QQI’s Green Paper on Assessment in Higher Education

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National Forum, Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)

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Teaching & Learning

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Assessment and Feedback, National Forum Insights

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On Monday 12 November 2018, Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) and the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education jointly hosted an event bringing together representatives from the higher education and training sector to discuss the assessment of learners and learning. This insight shares some key themes arising from discussion during that assessment event.

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National Forum, and Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) (27/12/2025). Let’s talk about assessment: exploring qqi’s green paper on assessment in higher education. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/lets-talk-about-assessment-exploring-qqis-green-paper-on-assessment-in-higher-education/ License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

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