Evaluating the student attainment of graduate attributes through direct method

IF 1.9 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Industry and Higher Education Pub Date : 2024-09-07 DOI:10.1177/09504222241274536

Venkat Ram Raj Thumiki, Aarati Mujumdar

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Abstract

The attainment of Graduate Attributes, GA-1: Creative and Solution oriented, GA-2: Effective Communicator, and GA-3: Critical Thinker, by the graduates of Modern College of Business and Science, Oman, was evaluated using the Direct Method. Student grades in various courses that embed these GAs were accessed by mining data from the examination archives. The average scores of these GAs were compared with the benchmarked global test values of TTCT, IELTS, and CCTST respectively. The analysis revealed that, while the attainment of GA-1 is satisfactory, GA-2 and GA-3 need focus. Gender differences were noticed wherein female graduates’ attainment of GAs was found to be higher than male graduates. The attainment of GAs was not uniform across various departments in the college. Based on VUCA Theory, Social Penetration Theory, and Theory of Inquiry, this study attains significance in the light of HEIs attempting to provide job-ready students to the industry globally. This study establishes the practical implications of GA assessment in higher education and enables us to identify the GAs to focus on.

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通过直接方法评估学生达到毕业标准的情况

采用直接法对阿曼现代商业和科学学院毕业生的毕业生特质（GA-1：创造性和解决方案导向者；GA-2：有效沟通者；GA-3：批判性思考者）进行了评估。通过挖掘考试档案中的数据，获取了包含这些一般行动能力的各门课程的学生成绩。分别将这些通用考试的平均分与 TTCT、IELTS 和 CCTST 的基准全球测试值进行了比较。分析表明，虽然 GA-1 的成绩令人满意，但 GA-2 和 GA-3 需要重点关注。性别差异也很明显，女性毕业生的性别值高于男性毕业生。学院各系的一般公认成绩不尽相同。基于 "VUCA 理论"、"社会渗透理论 "和 "探究理论"，本研究在高等院校试图向全球产业界提供就业就绪学生的背景下具有重要意义。本研究确定了通用能力评估在高等教育中的实际意义，并使我们能够确定应重点关注的通用能力。

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Industry and Higher Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： Industry and Higher Education focuses on the multifaceted and complex relationships between higher education institutions and business and industry. It looks in detail at the processes and enactments of academia-business cooperation as well as examining the significance of that cooperation in wider contexts, such as regional development, entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems. While emphasizing the practical aspects of academia-business cooperation, IHE also locates practice in theoretical and research contexts, questioning received opinion and developing our understanding of what constitutes truly effective cooperation. Selected key topics Knowledge transfer - processes, mechanisms, successes and failures Research commercialization - from conception to product ''Graduate employability'' - definition, needs and methods Education for entrepreneurship - techniques, measurement and impact The role of the university in economic and social development The third mission and the entrepreneurial university Skills needs and the role of higher education Business-education partnerships for social and economic progress University-industry training and consultancy programmes Innovation networks and their role in furthering university-industry engagement