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Fixed ‘Formative-Specific' Assessment Rubrics and ‘Formal’ Formative Assessment: Evolving formative assessment processes for a large-scale international student-taught master’s Education module (2025)
Journal Article
Minott, M., Holmes, A., & Hopkins, P. (2025). Fixed ‘Formative-Specific' Assessment Rubrics and ‘Formal’ Formative Assessment: Evolving formative assessment processes for a large-scale international student-taught master’s Education module. Enhancing Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2, 95-130. https://doi.org/10.62512/etlhe.21

Assessment rubrics are a central component of developing students’ assessment literacy. They are usually used both for the summative assessment of learning, and, formatively, to develop students’ understanding of the standard of work required to be s... Read More about Fixed ‘Formative-Specific' Assessment Rubrics and ‘Formal’ Formative Assessment: Evolving formative assessment processes for a large-scale international student-taught master’s Education module.

Developing University Students’ Assessment Literacy: Theory and Practice (2024)
Journal Article
Holmes, A. (2024). Developing University Students’ Assessment Literacy: Theory and Practice. Innovare Journal of Education, 2(5), 26-31. https://doi.org/10.22159/ijoe.2024v12i5.52282

Assessment literacy skills are increasingly recognized as being important for student success in higher education. However, as a field of study, it is not well-researched except in the context of language assessment. This paper delves into critical t... Read More about Developing University Students’ Assessment Literacy: Theory and Practice.

Fostering Learner Autonomy in Higher Education through Coaching and Mentoring for Non-Traditional Learners (2023)
Journal Article
Holmes, A. G. D. (2023). Fostering Learner Autonomy in Higher Education through Coaching and Mentoring for Non-Traditional Learners. Shanlax International Journal of Education, 11(4), 69-76. https://doi.org/10.34293/education.v11i4.6185

This article considers the potential ways for coaching and mentoring practices in higher education to support the development of learner autonomy, a key espoused aim of university education. I argue that coaching and mentoring can foster self-regulat... Read More about Fostering Learner Autonomy in Higher Education through Coaching and Mentoring for Non-Traditional Learners.

'I was really upset and it put me off': The emotional impact of assessment feedback on first-year undergraduate students (2023)
Journal Article
Holmes, A. G. D. (2023). 'I was really upset and it put me off': The emotional impact of assessment feedback on first-year undergraduate students. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 11(2), 62-74. https://doi.org/10.56433/jpaap.v11i2.529

Assessment feedback can have an emotional impact on students. This qualitative research contributes to the existing body of literature on students' emotional reactions to assessment feedback by investigating the negative responses to summative feedba... Read More about 'I was really upset and it put me off': The emotional impact of assessment feedback on first-year undergraduate students.

The Design and Use of Questionnaires in Educational Research: A New (Student) Researcher Guide (2023)
Journal Article
Holmes, A. G. D. (2023). The Design and Use of Questionnaires in Educational Research: A New (Student) Researcher Guide. Innovare Journal of Education, 11(3), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.22159/ijoe.2023v11i3.47599

Questionnaires are widely used in educational research to gather data about the top under investigation. This is because they are cost-effective, relatively simple to use and can provide researchers with a large amount of data... Read More about The Design and Use of Questionnaires in Educational Research: A New (Student) Researcher Guide.

Coaching and Mentoring: A complete introduction: Practical coaching and mentoring skill (2022)
Book
Holmes, A. (2022). Coaching and Mentoring: A complete introduction: Practical coaching and mentoring skill. The author

A complete introduction to Coaching and Mentoring. Provides you with both the theory and practical tools and techniques to become a highly effective coach or mentor.This book provides you with a comprehensive introduction to coaching and mentoring. Y... Read More about Coaching and Mentoring: A complete introduction: Practical coaching and mentoring skill.

Competence and competency in higher education, simple terms yet with complex meanings: Theoretical and practical issues for university teachers and assessors implementing Competency-Based Education (CBE) (2021)
Journal Article
Holmes, A. G. D., Polman Tuin, M., & Turner, S. L. (2021). Competence and competency in higher education, simple terms yet with complex meanings: Theoretical and practical issues for university teachers and assessors implementing Competency-Based Education (CBE). Educational Process: International Journal, 10(3), 39-52. https://doi.org/10.22521/edupij.2021.103.3

There are different and conflicting definitions of competence, competency, and competency-based learning. Consequently, multiple interpretations and understandings are held by educators in respect of what these terms mean, when applied to their own t... Read More about Competence and competency in higher education, simple terms yet with complex meanings: Theoretical and practical issues for university teachers and assessors implementing Competency-Based Education (CBE).

Can we actually assess learner autonomy? The problematic nature of assessing student autonomy. (2021)
Journal Article
Holmes, A. (2021). Can we actually assess learner autonomy? The problematic nature of assessing student autonomy. Shanlax International Journal of Education, 9(3), 8-15. https://doi.org/10.34293/education.v9i3.3858

This paper explores, from a theoretical basis, the difficulty in defining and assessing learner autonomy in higher education. Despite the development of learner autonomy being a key aim of higher education, it is a vague and ill-defined term. As such... Read More about Can we actually assess learner autonomy? The problematic nature of assessing student autonomy..

Researcher Positionality - A Consideration of Its Influence and Place in Qualitative Research - A New Researcher Guide (2020)
Journal Article
Darwin Holmes, A. G. (2020). Researcher Positionality - A Consideration of Its Influence and Place in Qualitative Research - A New Researcher Guide. Shanlax International Journal of Education, 8(4), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.34293/education.v8i4.3232

Masters and PhD student researchers in the social sciences are often required to explore and
explain their positionality, as, in the social world, it is recognized that their ontological and
epistemological beliefs influence their research. Yet nov... Read More about Researcher Positionality - A Consideration of Its Influence and Place in Qualitative Research - A New Researcher Guide.