CHEP Annual Conference: Student Engagement 24th January 2013 Theme: - Student Engagement: a catalyst for transformative change Tim McLernon Title: Congruent assessment and feedback that satisfies educators and students in higher education. AN HEA SUPPORTED PROJECT Faculty of Art Design & Built Environment School of the Built Environment, University of Ulster
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CHEP Annual Conference: Student Engagement
24th January 2013Theme: - Student Engagement: a catalyst for transformative change
Tim McLernonTitle: Congruent assessment and feedback that satisfies educators
and students in higher education.AN HEA SUPPORTED PROJECT
Faculty of Art Design & Built EnvironmentSchool of the Built Environment,
University of Ulster
Assessment shapes Learning…
AIM
• The aim of this study is…
The Study will explore…
• Underlying hypothesis…
• A thesis that…
• too much formal assessment and feedback.
• more informal assessment and feedback would enhance learning.
National Student Survey
• Students influencing policy?!
• Are the questions valid for the student discourse
Extraneous uses of assessment
• KIS• WIS
–League Tables»Choosing a University• etc
University
OUTPUT
• From findings
FIVE KEY QUESTIONS:
1. What is assessment for?2. How much?3. What sort?4. When?5. What constitutes
feedback?
METHODOLOGY 1
• Literature Review –
METHODOLOGY 1
• Literature Review – some initial findings.
• Two different discourses used by academics and students respectively
• Academics concerned with understanding feedback. Students not concerned with understanding feedback.
METHODOLOGY 2
• Focus groups with students
• How they study• What study activities• Focus on assessment• What feedback• What they do with