title: Twelve tips for increasing the defensibility of assessment decisions.
abstract: In an era of increasing scrutiny of the performance of graduates in the workplace, there can be frustrations when decisions about learners with borderline or poor performance in formal assessments are over-turned in appeal processes. This article addresses the approach to reducing the uncertainty about assessment decisions and surviving appeals.
authors.affiliation: Bond University , Queensland , Australia.
authors.forename: Richard B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Hays
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hamlin
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Crane
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D000068156:Formative Feedback; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D057766:Policy