Work in progress - challenges in designing an assessment scheme for a diverse cohort of students
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Paper/Presentation Title | Work in progress - challenges in designing an assessment scheme for a diverse cohort of students |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | |
Author | Aravinthan, Vasantha |
Editors | Richards, Larry |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 40th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2010) |
ERA Conference ID | 42827 |
Number of Pages | 2 |
Year | 2010 |
Place of Publication | Champaign, IL, United States |
ISBN | 9781424462612 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2010.5673332 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.fie-conference.org/fie2010/ |
Conference/Event | 40th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2010): Celebrating 40 Years of Innovation |
FIE Frontiers in Education | |
Event Details | FIE Frontiers in Education Rank A A A A A A A |
Event Details | 40th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2010): Celebrating 40 Years of Innovation Parent ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference Event Date 27 to end of 30 Oct 2010 Event Location Washington, United States |
Abstract | Designing an assessment scheme for a diverse cohort of students having different backgrounds and competencies is a challenge in itself. A case study on a course titled 'Environmental technology' delivered in the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying at University of Southern Queensland in Australia is an example that depicts this challenge. This paper reports a critical analysis undertaken using the available data to understand the diverse characteristics of the students in terms of their majors and programs, their corresponding performance in the assessment and finally the interpretation of how their performance is related to their majors and programs. Having critically reviewed the existing assessment practices along with the students' feedback, a new assessment strategy is proposed that can influence the students' approaches to learning from surface to deep learning and that takes into account the diverse nature of the students. |
Keywords | diversity; deep learning approach; surface learning approach; assessment scheme |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520102. Educational psychology |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
390402. Education assessment and evaluation | |
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Byline Affiliations | Department of Agricultural, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9zzq8/work-in-progress-challenges-in-designing-an-assessment-scheme-for-a-diverse-cohort-of-students
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