Assessment Options in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Craddock, Deborah; Mathias, Haydn
Titel	Assessment Options in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 34 (2009) 2, S.127-140 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-2938
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Educational Assessment; Dyslexia; Focus Groups; Evaluation Methods; Interviews; Student Participation; Medical Education; Alternative Assessment; Student Experience; Evaluation Research; Student Evaluation; Methods Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Dyslexics; Legasthenie; Lese-Rechtschreib-Schwäche; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Medizinische Ausbildung; Studienerfahrung; Evaluationsforschung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Methodenforschung
Abstract	This article evaluates an initiative to introduce assessment choice within a taught unit on an undergraduate healthcare programme as a means of addressing poor performance, especially for those students diagnosed with dyslexia. Students' perceptions of the assessment experience were sought via the use of two focus group interviews (n = 16). The article describes the effect the assessment experience had on students' stress levels, individual learning styles and achievement. Students' performance improved and statistical analyses indicated parity between the assessment methods offered with similar performance profiles between students with and without dyslexia. The conclusion reached is that while the introduction of assessment options may be time consuming for staff to develop, the benefits of an enhanced student-centred approach to assessment may be well worth this investment in time. Although a limited study owing to the small sample size, the results should be of interest to those academics who are concerned with assessment and its impact on students' achievement. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10