Comparing Students' Perceived and Actual Competence in Higher Vocational Education

Autor/inn/en	Baartman, Liesbeth; Ruijs, Lotte
Titel	Comparing Students' Perceived and Actual Competence in Higher Vocational Education
Quelle	In: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 36 (2011) 4, S.385-398 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-2938
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Self Efficacy; Vocational Education; Social Work; Beliefs; Questionnaires; Competence; Self Concept; Comparative Analysis; Performance Based Assessment; Competency Based Education; Academic Achievement; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Netherlands + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Soziale Arbeit; Belief; Glaube; Fragebogen; Kompetenz; Selbstkonzept; Leistungsermittlung; Education; Competence; Competency; Competency-based education; Unterricht; Kompetenzorientierte Methode; Schulleistung; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Niederlande
Abstract	This article studies the relationship between students' perceived competence--operationalised in self-efficacy beliefs--and their competence as assessed by the educational institute. Contrary to previous studies, the current study focuses on competence instead of on isolated knowledge and skills. Students (N = 169) in four subsequent years of a social work bachelor programme filled out a questionnaire. Perceived competence appears to increase during the four-year programme, with a dip in Year 3. This might be due to internships starting in Year 3, offering students a more realistic picture of the complexity of the work. Students appear to overestimate their competence at the start of the course, and underestimate it when leaving school. Because a slight overestimation of one's competence is favourable to tackle complex tasks and persist during setbacks, curricula could pay more attention to realistic student perceptions of their competence. (Contains 6 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10