Higher Education Students’ Perceptions of Effective Assessment

Wren, Julia; Sparrow, Heather; Northcote, Maria T; Sharp, Suzanne

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“…There are many studies regarding students' perception of assessment in a global sense (Wren et al, 2009); or focussing on specific aspects such as how often different means of assessment are used (Pereira et al, 2017). However, barely any research exists on students' experience and perception regarding the specific nature of the assessment tasks.…”

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Evaluando la evaluación. Validación mediante PLS-SEM de la escala ATAE para el análisis de las tareas de evaluación

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Una de las funciones esenciales del profesorado universitario se concreta en el proceso de toma de decisiones sobre los diferentes componentes que constituyen el diseño de los procesos de evaluación, siendo uno de sus elementos clave la calidad de las tareas de evaluación. En este estudio se presenta tanto la validación de un instrumento para la valoración por el estudiantado de las tareas de evaluación como el modelo que sustenta las relaciones entre los constructos que caracterizan las tareas de evaluación. A partir de una revisión de la literatura se ha elaborado un modelo teórico de las características de las tareas de evaluación y las relaciones existentes entre ellas. Para su comprobación se ha diseñado, sobre la base de un modelo de medida de carácter formativo, el cuestionario Análisis de las Tareas de Evaluación y Aprendizaje (ATAE). Mediante un diseño de cohorte se han obtenido un total de 1.166 cuestionarios cumplimentados por estudiantes de los grados de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ADE) y Finanzas y Contabilidad (FYCO). La evaluación del modelo de medida y del modelo estructural se ha realizado mediante la técnica Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) utilizando el software SmartPLS_3. Los resultados muestran la no existencia de problemas de colinealidad y unos niveles elevados de importancia absoluta y relativa de cada uno de los ítems del cuestionario. Es de destacar, desde la percepción de los estudiantes, que el carácter retador de una tarea de evaluación se relaciona con la transferencia del aprendizaje, y cómo el uso de estrategias de comunicación y la demostración de una comprensión profunda son elementos mediadores de esta relación. Palabras clave: Tarea de evaluación; evaluación como aprendizaje; empoderamiento; PLS-SEM; mínimos cuadrados parciales; modelo de ecuaciones estructurales; PLS predictivo

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Concepts on Assessment Practices in Institutions of Higher Education as perceived by BA ISAGO Undergraduate Students

Adedoyin¹

2016

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This is a quantitative study regarding the concept on assessment practices in higher institutions of learning as perceived by BA ISAGO undergraduate students. A questionnaire was developed on the concept regarding assessment practices on a four likert scale and administered to a convenience random sample of 400 undergraduate students at BA ISAGO University in Botswana. Out of which 365 undergraduate students studying varying degree programmes responded to the questionnaire and their responses were coded, analysed using exploratory factor analytic method (available on the SPSS computer package). SPSS software produced the descriptive statistics (means and standard deviations) and factor analysis. The Principal factor with iteration was employed and varimax rotation method was also used to extract the perceived constructs on the concept on assessment practices at institutions of higher education. Seven constructs with eigen values greater than one, emerged from the factor analysis. Results revealed seven (7) main concept on assessment practices were perceived by BA ISAGO University undergraduate students. The seven main constructs were to: determine students' higher level of thinking/ cognitive abilities; provide constructive feedback for effective students' learning outcomes; allow for students' self-reflection and peer assessment of learning outcomes; use of different alternative modes of assessing learning outcomes; maintain quality assurance processes in form of assessment criteria; modify learning outcomes using formal and informal assessment procedures; identify students prior knowledge before beginning instruction. The study further determined if gender and faculty of study of students have significant influence on students' perceived concept on assessment practices at higher education. It was found that gender and faculty of study had significant influence on students' perceptions with regards to some assessment practices All these perceived assessment practices by the undergraduates would inform institutions of higher education on how to appraise undergraduate students' cognitive abilities.

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Student Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Curriculum-Based Assessments

Racha

2015

WJER

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This study aims to investigate student teachers’ perceptions of their curriculum-based assessments. Specifically, it attempts to identify their perceptions of their four assessment tasks in a first year university course on Human Development. These tasks are a multiple choice test, article review, research paper and a formal written final examination. Data collection is done by means of semi-structured interviews and written comments. The results show broad general agreement among student teachers about both the traditional and the alternative assessment tasks. They had negative perceptions of the multiple choice test and the final examination, especially with respect to authenticity and quality of learning. Their views on the article review and the research paper were more positive as they perceived them to be highly authentic and to promote deep learning. However, they indicated concerns about some aspects of these two tasks.

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Higher Education Students’ Perceptions of Effective Assessment

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Evaluando la evaluación. Validación mediante PLS-SEM de la escala ATAE para el análisis de las tareas de evaluación

Evaluando la evaluación. Validación mediante PLS-SEM de la escala ATAE para el análisis de las tareas de evaluación

Concepts on Assessment Practices in Institutions of Higher Education as perceived by BA ISAGO Undergraduate Students

Student Teachers’ Perceptions of Their Curriculum-Based Assessments

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