From We Ask to iASK: A Self-Reflection Strategy Enabling Students to Connect Assessment and Employability

Autor/inn/en	Spagnoli, Dino; Kinash, Shelley; Jorre de St Jorre, Trina; Male, Sally; Mouat, Clare M.; McDougall, Kevin
Titel	From We Ask to iASK: A Self-Reflection Strategy Enabling Students to Connect Assessment and Employability
Quelle	In: Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 14 (2023) 1, S.71-87 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Spagnoli, Dino) ORCID (Kinash, Shelley) ORCID (Jorre de St Jorre, Trina) ORCID (Male, Sally) ORCID (Mouat, Clare M.) ORCID (McDougall, Kevin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1838-3815
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Freshmen; Student Attitudes; Employment Potential; Reflection; Self Concept; Job Skills; Knowledge Level; Skill Development; Communication Skills; Critical Thinking; Citizenship; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Global Approach; Teamwork; Resilience (Psychology); Self Management; Problem Solving; Information Literacy; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Studienanfänger; Schülerverhalten; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Selbstkonzept; Produktive Fertigkeit; Wissensbasis; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Kommunikationsstil; Kritisches Denken; Staatsbürgerschaft; Globales Denken; Selbstmanagement; Problemlösen; Informationskompetenz; Australien
Abstract	Most students acknowledge shared responsibility, with the university, for their employability development. Many academics use assessments as the main driver for motivating students to learn. At the intersection between employability, assessment and learning, the emergent research question is -- what are the mechanisms by which course-based employability is fostered? Prior research reveals that although academics identified course-based assessment as the key employability mechanism, neither students nor employers registered this conceptualisation, and thus purpose of assessment. The aim of this research was to stimulate and communicate the direct connection between assessment and employability to students and interpret their response. Over 100 first-year students, across a metropolitan and regional Australian university, participated. Students were directed to use a simple reflective tool, dubbed iASK by the researchers, that probed employability elements of identity, Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge. The research revealed the resulting student view that regular course-based assessment can develop their employability skills in communication and independence, but not in critical thinking and global citizenship. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability. Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 3125. Web site: https://ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/jtlge/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01