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Pereira, Diana; Cadime, Irene; Flores, Maria Assunção – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2022
Drawing upon a wider piece of research, this paper focuses on students' views of assessment in higher education. It reports on data collected from a total of 5,549 students in five Portuguese public universities. The study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of two scales, one measuring the purposes and effects associated by students…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Student Evaluation, Student Attitudes
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Christie, Hazel; Morris, Nina – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2021
This paper explores the emotional responses that assessment can provoke in undergraduate students. The literature on the link between emotions and learning is well established, with an emphasis on confidence and anxiety, but there is surprisingly little research on the relationship between emotions and innovative assessment practices. This article…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Evaluation, Emotional Response, Evaluation Methods
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Tett, Lyn; Hounsell, Jenny; Christie, Hazel; Cree, Viviene E.; McCune, Velda – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2012
This paper draws on a longitudinal study of students who entered an ancient Scottish university directly from further education colleges (FECs) to discuss the role that different assessment regimes played in their university careers. It illuminates aspects of learning from feedback from the perspective of students whose pre-university experiences…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Experience, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies
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Crisp, Victoria; Novakovic, Nadezda – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2009
The consistency of assessment demands is important to validity. This research investigated the comparability of the demands of college-assessed units within a vocationally related qualification, drawing on methodological approaches that have previously been used to compare assessments. Assessment materials from five colleges were obtained. After…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Qualifications, Task Analysis, Item Analysis
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Thompson, Doug; Nevard, Jennifer – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2004
This article reports on a study that is concerned with surveying the aspirations of some students in an Australian Technical and Further Education (TAFE) College and developing strategies to address issues arising from the surveys. The study is essentially a series of surveys, thought it has an action learning aspect because of its developmental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Surveys, Academic Aspiration, Vocational Education