Assessment week 2009

In September 2009, a week long event, initiated by the Associate Deans Learning and Teaching and focusing on assessment, was held at USQ under the heading: USQ Assessment Priority: Promoting a Sustainable Culture of Assessment The program consisted of a series of workshops and faculty-specific discussions. The discussions were stimulated by a series of presentations by visiting scholars: Dr Liz Godfrey, Dr Keith Willey, Professor Kerri-Lee Krause, and Professor Marcia Devlin.

Presentations

• Developing a culture of assessment (pptx 412kb) - Dr Elizabeth Godfrey (University of Auckland/ University of Technology Sydney)
• Strategic use of SPARK+ (PDF* 408kb) - Dr Keith Willey (University of Technology Sydney)
• Developing a culture of assessment (PDF* 32kb) - Dr Keith Willey (University of Technology Sydney)
• Promoting a sustainable culture of assessment (ppt 1820kb) (Faculty of Business) - Professor Marcia Devlin (Deakin University)
• Promoting a sustainable culture of assessment (ppt 1762kb) (Faculty of Arts) - Professor Marcia Devlin (Deakin University)

Interview

Dr Sara Hammer interviews Dr Liz Godfrey (University of Technology, Sydney/ University of Auckland) about engineering culture and student learning Part 1: Disciplinary culture and the student learning journey** (1:29 mins) Part 2: Assessment and real life application** (1:41 mins) Part 3: Assimilation and acculturation** (2:36 mins) Part 4: Model for cultural analysis** (2:37 mins)

Additional resources

• Assessing students unfamiliar with assessment practices in Australian higher education (PDF* 235kb) - Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne/ Australian Universities Teaching Committee
• Advice for students unfamiliar with assessment practices in Australian higher education (PDF* 222kb) - Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne/ Australian Universities Teaching Committee

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