?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=An+exploratory+investigation+of+the+practice+of+assessment+for+learning+in+Vietnamese+higher+education%3A+Three+case+studies+of+lecturers'+practice&rft.creator=Ho%2C+Thi+Nhat&rft.subject=Assessment+for+Learning&rft.subject=Formative+assessment&rft.subject=Vietnamese+higher+education&rft.subject=Case+study&rft.subject=Sociocultural+theories+of+learning&rft.description=In+response+to+limited+research+conducted+on+the+practice+of+assessment+for+learning+(AfL)+in+higher+education+and+in+Asian+educational+settings%2C+this+qualitative+study%2C+using+sociocultural+theories+of+learning+and+a+multiple+case+study+approach%2C+investigates+how+AfL+was+implemented+by+three+lecturers+in+one+Vietnamese+university.+Findings+revealed+that+the+lecturers+engaged+with+AfL+principles+and+practices+to+some+extent.+However%2C+despite+the+lecturers'+significant+efforts%2C+Vietnamese+sociocultural+factors+such+as+respect+for+harmony%2C+hierarchy%2C+and+examination-oriented+learning%2C+impacted+on+their+practice+of+AfL.+This+study+therefore+argues+that+AfL+requires+adaptation+for+it+to+be+effective+in+the+Vietnamese+tertiary+context.&rft.publisher=Queensland+University+of+Technology&rft.date=2015&rft.type=Thesis&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.relation=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F91545%2F1%2FThi%2520Nhat_Ho_Thesis.pdf&rft.rights=free_to_read&rft.relation=Ho%2C+Thi+Nhat+(2015)+An+exploratory+investigation+of+the+practice+of+assessment+for+learning+in+Vietnamese+higher+education%3A+Three+case+studies+of+lecturers'+practice.+PhD+thesis%2C+Queensland+University+of+Technology.&rft.id_number=https%3A%2F%2Feprints.qut.edu.au%2F91545%2F&rft.identifier=Faculty+of+Education%3B+Office+of+Education+Research