Please also refer to the PDF version of this guide, which includes additional visual elements. The text and key diagrams from the guide are reproduced here Introduction The purpose of this guide is to assist developers in tertiary institutions to build effective assessment policy. The guide is based on a review of the international literature and research of best practice in tertiary assessment, a review of tertiary education institution assessment policy documents in New Zealand and Australia, surveys of academic staff and students at four New Zealand tertiary institutions, and interviews with senior academic managers at seven New Zealand tertiary institutions. The findings[1] from these reviews support a set of considerations