Come formare i docenti universitari alla valutazione? Una rassegna sistematica della letteratura

Educational research has recognized assessment as a crucial factor of university teaching, prompting Brown (2014) to consider that improving the quality of education requires a renewal of assessment practices. Such centrality suggests that university professors should adopt effective assessment practices. However, professors seem to exhibit forms of resistance to changing assessment practices, stemming from various reasons. Considering this, it would seem appropriate to develop training and research spaces specifically dedicated to assessment in the university context. This research, through a systematic literature review, aims to explore continuous training of university professors on assessment, to identify its peculiar characteristics and suggest guidelines for developing appropriate professional development initiatives. The results obtained may be of interest for designing effective assessment training programs and may also stimulate further research on the topic.