Using Marking Criteria to Improve Learning: An Evaluation of Student Perceptions
This paper is an exploratory study on the use of Marking Criteria in the offshore campus of an Australian University in the Middle East. The purpose of the study is to analyse student attitudes to the use of Marking Criteria with a view to maximizing its use. Most educators agree that assessment pla...
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doaj-5221310c8fa2459ca35fae7bacce537c2020-11-24T23:29:00ZengInternational Institute of Informatics and CyberneticsJournal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics1690-45242009-02-01717276Using Marking Criteria to Improve Learning: An Evaluation of Student PerceptionsSwapna Koshy0 University of Wollongong in Dubai This paper is an exploratory study on the use of Marking Criteria in the offshore campus of an Australian University in the Middle East. The purpose of the study is to analyse student attitudes to the use of Marking Criteria with a view to maximizing its use. Most educators agree that assessment plays a key role in education and the use of Marking Criteria helps to streamline assessment. The study notes that most students were aware of the benefits of reviewing criteria before they worked on an assessment but few actually used it. The paper offers ways to help students internalise criteria to make learning effective. It also proposes the use of Marking Criteria as a tool that aids teachers in giving feedback in large classes.http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/ZE222YD.pdf Marking CriteriaInductionConstructive AlignmentInternalisationFeedbackAssessment, |
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Using Marking Criteria to Improve Learning: An Evaluation of Student Perceptions |
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Using Marking Criteria to Improve Learning: An Evaluation of Student Perceptions |
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Using Marking Criteria to Improve Learning: An Evaluation of Student Perceptions |
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using marking criteria to improve learning: an evaluation of student perceptions |
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International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics |
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Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics |
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This paper is an exploratory study on the use of Marking Criteria in the offshore campus of an Australian University in the Middle East. The purpose of the study is to analyse student attitudes to the use of Marking Criteria with a view to maximizing its use. Most educators agree that assessment plays a key role in education and the use of Marking Criteria helps to streamline assessment. The study notes that most students were aware of the benefits of reviewing criteria before they worked on an assessment but few actually used it. The paper offers ways to help students internalise criteria to make learning effective. It also proposes the use of Marking Criteria as a tool that aids teachers in giving feedback in large classes. |
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Marking Criteria Induction Constructive Alignment Internalisation Feedback Assessment, |
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