Do university students, alumni, educators and employers link assessment and graduate employability?
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Article Title | Do university students, alumni, educators and employers link assessment and graduate employability? |
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ERA Journal ID | 20348 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Kinash, Shelley (Author), McGillivray, Laura (Author) and Crane, Linda (Author) |
Journal Title | Higher Education Research and Development |
Journal Citation | 37 (2), pp. 301-315 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2018 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0729-4360 |
1469-8366 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2017.1370439 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07294360.2017.1370439 |
Abstract | Within higher education literature, assessment and graduate employability are linked and co-presented, in that quality student assessment is purported to enhance employability. This research was designed to query the extent to which these same conceptual links are perceived by those actively involved in higher education. Four stakeholder groups from multiple disciplines and eight Australian states and territories (students, alumni, educators and employers) were interviewed about graduate employability (n s= 127). Interviewers intentionally omitted any mention of assessment to determine whether the various stakeholders would bring it up themselves when asked questions such as what is and is not effective for nurturing employability. The results indicated that among the educators, assessment emerged as a dominant theme. While the three other stakeholder groups infrequently used the term assessment, they did discuss related educational concepts and practices in the context of enhanced employability. All stakeholder groups identified a missing link between theory and practice, with educators specifying that link as assessment. Recommendations to improve employability through assessment are the key takeaways from this research. © 2017 HERDSA |
Keywords | assessment; dissonance; Graduate employability; higher education; stakeholder perspectives |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390303. Higher education |
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Byline Affiliations | Office for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching |
Bond University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q463q/do-university-students-alumni-educators-and-employers-link-assessment-and-graduate-employability
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