| Title: |
An International Online Survey of the Practices and Perceptions of Higher Education Professors with Respect to the Assessment of Learning in the Classroom |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Gilles, Jean-Luc; Detroz, Pascal; Blais, Jean-Guy |
| Source: |
Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. 2011 36(6):719-733. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
15 |
| Publication Date: |
2011 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
College Faculty; Teacher Surveys; Teacher Attitudes; Student Evaluation; Evaluation Methods; Questionnaires; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: |
Belgium; Canada (Montreal) |
| DOI: |
10.1080/02602938.2010.484880 |
| ISSN: |
0260-2938 |
| Abstract: |
In a context where public action must demonstrate its effectiveness and efficiency, and where the links between teaching and the quality of learning are regularly highlighted, it seems relevant to identify the trends and logic that govern university professors' decisions with respect to the modes of learning assessment favoured within the framework of their delivery of teaching services. Moreover, given that university teaching practices are changing rapidly due to the introduction of different views of the learning process, one might conclude that the same holds for assessment practices. Through our research work, we led to the development of a trilingual (English, French and Spanish) online survey devoted to an international investigation into the classroom assessment practices of higher education teachers. This survey proposes an online platform that will allow institutions of higher learning to document some of their current practices and to compare observed trends with what is happening elsewhere, in accordance with differing missions and traditions. These research notes are thus intended to describe the survey itself and to show how the questionnaire and individual items were structured, in addition to providing an overview of treatments within and between institutions that followed the testing. (Contains 10 figures and 1 table.) |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
24 |
| Entry Date: |
2011 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ927297 |
| Database: |
ERIC |