Improving staff practice in criterion-referenced assessment: implementing change in University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Business
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Paper/Presentation Title | Improving staff practice in criterion-referenced assessment: implementing change in University of Southern Queensland, Faculty of Business |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Hammer, Sara (Author) and Millett, Bruce (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Forum of the Australasian Association for Institutional Research (AAIR 2007) |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2007 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.aair.org.au/app/webroot/media/pdf/AAIR%20Fora/Forum2007/Hammer.pdf |
Conference/Event | AAIR 2007: Change, Evidence And Implementation: Improving Higher Education in Uncertain Times |
Event Details | AAIR 2007: Change, Evidence And Implementation: Improving Higher Education in Uncertain Times Event Date 19 to end of 21 Nov 2007 Event Location Sydney, Australia |
Abstract | Using the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), Faculty of Business as a case study, this paper explores a strategy for improving staff practice of criterion-referenced assessment. There are increasing demands by stakeholders, such as government and business, for Australian universities to demonstrate improved learning and teaching, as well as graduate outcomes. A recent review of assessment practice in the Faculty of Business found that staff generally misuse assessment criteria because of basic misunderstandings about their definition and purpose. These findings are a serious concern for the Faculty. Firstly, because misuse of assessment criteria affects its ability to demonstrate desired learning and teaching outcomes and, secondly, because analysis of recent student survey data in Australia shows a link between the student experience and the quality of assessment practices, particularly highlighting the importance of fairness and transparency in the communication of academic expectations of student performance. |
Keywords | management; programs; criterion-referenced assessment; curriculum; higher education research |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
350799. Strategy, management and organisational behaviour not elsewhere classified | |
390402. Education assessment and evaluation | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Learning and Teaching Support Unit |
Department of Management and Organisational Behaviour |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yqv1/improving-staff-practice-in-criterion-referenced-assessment-implementing-change-in-university-of-southern-queensland-faculty-of-business
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