Investigating the Baseline Skills of Research Students Using a Competency-Based Self-Assessment Method

Autor/inn/en	Bromley, Anthony P.; Boran, James R.; Myddelton, William A.
Titel	Investigating the Baseline Skills of Research Students Using a Competency-Based Self-Assessment Method
Quelle	In: Active Learning in Higher Education, 8 (2007) 2, S.117-137 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1469-7874
DOI	10.1177/1469787407077992
Schlagwörter	Educational Needs; Methods; Genetics; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Self Evaluation (Individuals); Individual Development; Higher Education; Doctoral Programs; Adult Students; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Method; Methode; Humangenetik; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Individuelle Entwicklung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Doktorandenprogramm; Adult; Adults; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Großbritannien
Abstract	Recent government-led initiatives are changing the nature of the UK PhD to support the greater development of transferable skills. There are similar initiatives internationally. A key requirement and challenge is to effectively assess the "baseline" skills of a cohort on entry to a research programme and then monitor their progress in personal development. This article describes an innovative methodology that combines competence model and training needs analysis theory to create an effective self-assessment tool: the Development Needs Analysis (DNA), for collection of baseline data. The DNA provides a means for effective self-assessment of skills, and is capable of highlighting particular needs of students grouped by, for example, date of birth and home vs. overseas status. The methodology is broadly applicable in determination of the baseline skills of students and allows practitioners to tailor learning and teaching to the requirements of a cohort. (Contains 2 figures and 3 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10