Problems and exercises are designed to enhance carry-over skills and humane awareness. Teachers in higher education move between these polar positions, both as their own views develop and in response to different teaching contexts. Some of the common teaching dilemmas of recently graduated staff are derived from this issue. Partial solutions to these dilemmas are suggested. It is important to specify objectives, for only then can assessment have logical meaning, but they should not be too rigid, trivial or over-constraining Students should be more involved in the assessment procedure.
Profile assessment seems a good idea.