Abstract
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ATN Assessment Conference 2010: Assessment: Sustainability, Diversity and Innovation: a conference on assessment in higher education |
| Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
| Publisher | University of Technology |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| Event | ATN Assessment Conference 2010: Assessment: Sustainability, Diversity and Innovation: a conference on assessment in higher education - Sydney, Australia Duration: 18 Nov 2010 → 19 Nov 2010 |
Conference
| Conference | ATN Assessment Conference 2010: Assessment: Sustainability, Diversity and Innovation: a conference on assessment in higher education |
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| Country | Australia |
| City | Sydney |
| Period | 18/11/10 → 19/11/10 |
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Institutional policies on assessing group work: cautions, caveats and constraints. / Donnan, Peter.
ATN Assessment Conference 2010: Assessment: Sustainability, Diversity and Innovation: a conference on assessment in higher education. Sydney, Australia : University of Technology, 2010.Research output: A Conference proceeding or a Chapter in Book › Conference contribution
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T1 - Institutional policies on assessing group work: cautions, caveats and constraints
AU - Donnan, Peter
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This study investigates whether assessment policies in Australian universities promote sustainable and innovative group assessment practice. There is an acceptance of the critical importance of teamwork and collaborative learning, as well as the need to conduct assessment in this area with validity and reliability. The study is based on an analysis of thirty-nine assessment policies from Australian universities. Despite occasional policies that present a positive rationale and valuing of collaboration amongst students, proactive teaching around group dynamics, appropriate assessment design, institutional resources and staff support around group assessment, the overwhelming perspective is a preoccupation with the negative aspects of group assessment rather than its possibilities. In the process of policy analysis, positive drivers of sustainable and innovative assessment have been identified.
AB - This study investigates whether assessment policies in Australian universities promote sustainable and innovative group assessment practice. There is an acceptance of the critical importance of teamwork and collaborative learning, as well as the need to conduct assessment in this area with validity and reliability. The study is based on an analysis of thirty-nine assessment policies from Australian universities. Despite occasional policies that present a positive rationale and valuing of collaboration amongst students, proactive teaching around group dynamics, appropriate assessment design, institutional resources and staff support around group assessment, the overwhelming perspective is a preoccupation with the negative aspects of group assessment rather than its possibilities. In the process of policy analysis, positive drivers of sustainable and innovative assessment have been identified.
M3 - Conference contribution
BT - ATN Assessment Conference 2010: Assessment: Sustainability, Diversity and Innovation: a conference on assessment in higher education
PB - University of Technology
CY - Sydney, Australia
ER -