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dc.contributor.authorDunworth, Katie
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:19:55Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:19:55Z
dc.date.created2008-11-12T23:32:40Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationDunworth, Katie. 2006. : Remaining relevant: assessment practices in undergraduate education, HERDSA 2006 International Conference, 10-12 July 2006. University of Western Australia, Perth.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20560
dc.description.abstract

This paper identifies and analyses three broad, connected issues that are impacting on assessment practices in higher education today. The first issue relates to our desire to introduce alternative, more 'authentic' forms of assessment task. These tasks appear to have become particularly desirable as a consequence of the second issue described in this paper, the increased focus in higher education on assessing graduate competencies as well as knowledge. By their very nature, these constructs invite a criterion-based rather than norm-referenced approach to assessment, which leads to the third issue raised in this paper: the need for criteria that adequately and cogently describe those competencies and the requisite standard of attainment. The paper concludes by suggesting areas in which future research may assist us to create a more internally consistent set of processes that will be relevant for students and reflect more accurately our theoretical positions.

dc.relation.urihttp://www.herdsa.org.au
dc.subjectundergraduate education
dc.subjectassessment
dc.titleRemaining relevant: assessment practices in undergraduate education
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.titleHERDSA 2006 International Conference Proceedings
dcterms.source.conferenceHERDSA 2006 International Conference
dcterms.source.conference-start-date10-12 July 2006
dcterms.source.conferencelocationUniversity of Western Australia, Perth
curtin.identifierEPR-2318
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyDivision of Humanities
curtin.facultyFaculty of Education, Language Studies and Social Work (ELSSW)
curtin.facultyDepartment of Languages and Intercultural Education


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