The Impact on Stakeholder Confidence of Increased Transparency in the Examination Assessment Process

Autor/in	Bamber, Matthew
Titel	The Impact on Stakeholder Confidence of Increased Transparency in the Examination Assessment Process
Quelle	In: Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 40 (2015) 4, S.471-487 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0260-2938
DOI	10.1080/02602938.2014.921662
Schlagwörter	Stakeholders; Self Efficacy; Accountability; Accounting; Financial Services; Grading; Evaluation Criteria; Accuracy; Focus Groups; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Learning Activities; Robustness (Statistics); Self Evaluation (Individuals); Timed Tests; Interrater Reliability; Student Surveys; Participant Satisfaction; Educational Practices; Higher Education; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Verantwortung; Abrechnung; Buchführung; Buchhaltung; Notengebung; Schulnote; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Lernaktivität; Widerstandsfähigkeit; Interrater-Reliabilität; Schülerbefragung; Bildungspraxis; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	A group of postgraduate accounting and finance students were asked to participate in a three-phase exercise: sit an unseen past examination question; mark a fully anonymised previous student solution (exemplar); and then mark their own work. The marking process was facilitated by explaining and discussing the marking guide, assessment systems and process, and grade descriptors. Levels of marking accuracy significantly improved through the phases of the exercise, demonstrating a calibration of standards. Students' perceptions of the exercise were explored via questionnaires and focus groups. Respondents gave a strong indication that the exercise was useful and identified several learning benefits. The introduction of transparency was found to contribute towards increased stakeholder confidence in the rigour and robustness of assessment systems and processes. It also made participants less cynical about marking veracity and integrity. Another consequence of this increased transparency was that while some concerns were alleviated, others emerged. Through this exercise, students came to understand some of the difficulties assessors face when completing examination setting and marking exercises. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01