Assessment strategies and student degree attainment
- Start date: 2010-09-14
- End date: 2011-07-29
- Status: complete
- Funding Initiative: EQUIP
The proportion of good (1 and 2:1) degrees awarded varies significantly between institutions, subject groupings, and has been shown to be related to student characteristics. This project seeks to make use of a range of evidence to ascertain the reasons for relatively low performance in assessment outcomes in two subject areas and to inform the development of improvement strategies.
The key stages of the project are:
- analysis of student attainment data, external examiner reports, student feedback data for specific courses and modules, including benchmarking with other HEI data
- audit of course assessment strategies
- staff and student focus groups
- review of assessment policies and practices
- design and development of revised assessment strategies.
Anticipated outcomes of the project will be:
- modelling of the use of evidence for the purposes of reviewing assessment strategies
- advancing knowledge and understanding of relatively low student attainment as measured by degree class
- strengthening of staff-student partnerships for quality enhancement at course level
- improved understanding of how assessment strategies at course level are likely to impact on student learning experiences and attainments.
Joint Lead Contacts:
Will Bowen-Jones, Associate Head of Institute of Sport and Exercise Science (Quality Assurance and Enhancement, and Learning and Teaching)
Ian Scott, Head of Academic Development and Practice
Organisation/Institutions:- University of Worcester