{"title":"Unpacking the impact of teacher assessment approaches on student writing engagement: a survey of university learners across different languages","authors":"Yao Zheng, Jian Xu","doi":"10.1080/02602938.2023.2219431","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2023.2219431","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract While teacher assessment and student engagement are emerging topics in the field of second language (L2) writing, little is known about the possible correlations between the two important constructs. This mixed-methods study first surveyed the perceived teacher assessment approaches among L2 learners whose majors are English, Japanese and French in Chinese universities, and then explored their engagement in L2 writing. Follow-up interviews were conducted with individual students for triangulation of the survey results. The quantitative results showed that formative and portfolio writing assessments positively predicted students’ planning, task management and persistence in L2 writing, whereas summative writing assessment negatively predicted their persistence. The findings showed that the formative assessment approach predicted the use of planning only for French majors, task management for French and Japanese majors, and persistence only for French majors. The portfolio assessment approach predicted planning for Japanese majors and persistence for English majors. The qualitative findings supported the quantitative results and revealed that English learners were different from the Japanese and French learners in terms of prior language learning and assessment experiences. Pedagogical implications are discussed.","PeriodicalId":437516,"journal":{"name":"Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115319947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A systematic review – handwritten examinations are becoming outdated, is it time to change to typed examinations in our assessment policy?","authors":"C. Chan","doi":"10.1080/02602938.2023.2219422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2023.2219422","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract With the advances of technologies, possessing digital and information literacy is crucial for the selection of candidates by employers in this digital AI era. For most students, receiving and outputting electronic text has become the norm, and thus examinations with writing components done by hand may not accurately reflect their abilities. It seems that such traditional handwritten examinations are incongruous when assignments are now expected to be in typed formats, so the question is should it become part of the university assessment policy to make it compulsory for students to type their examinations? To better assist higher education institutions in planning for long-term, future-oriented assessment policies, this study provides a systematic review of the literature focusing on typed and handwritten examinations. A classification scheme of the unambiguous advantages and disadvantages, ambivalent factors, and impacts and perceptions for different stakeholders, is developed based on the findings to provide a thorough and concrete foundation for stakeholders to act upon and navigate the complexities of transitioning to typed examinations.","PeriodicalId":437516,"journal":{"name":"Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114419196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unravelling the relationship between student engagement and learning outcomes in emergency online learning: a synthesis of quantitative and qualitative results","authors":"Yangyang Guo, Zhijun Liu, Xuanyi Meng, Hongbiao Yin","doi":"10.1080/02602938.2023.2214345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2023.2214345","url":null,"abstract":"Adopting a mixed methods approach, this study examined the relationships between undergraduate students' motivation, engagement and learning outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online questionnaire survey was administered to collect quantitative and qualitative data. A sample of 10,060 undergraduates from 23 universities in China participated in the survey. The results of quantitative analyses largely confirmed the hypothesised relationships between students' motivation, engagement and the two learning outcome indicators (i.e. mastery of generic skills and overall satisfaction). The qualitative analyses not only supported the quantitative findings, but also identified four types of learning outcomes of online learning emerging from the data. The results indicated that emergent online learning had a favourable influence on students' learning strategies, but had mixed or negative effects on their learning effectiveness, attitudes and emotions. The qualitative results revealed eight major factors that facilitated or hindered students' engagement in online learning during the pandemic. These findings contribute to the conceptualisation and measurement of student engagement in online learning, and emphasise the need to conduct mixed methods research in different learning contexts. The implications for improving online learning and teaching in higher education are discussed. [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)","PeriodicalId":437516,"journal":{"name":"Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126014709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kickstarting creative collaboration: placing authentic feedback at the heart of online digital media education","authors":"K. McLachlan, Neil Tippett","doi":"10.1080/02602938.2023.2209295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2023.2209295","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":437516,"journal":{"name":"Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134112481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Arnoud Oude Groote Beverborg, Barbara C. N. Müller
{"title":"Students’ evaluations of native and non-native teachers in higher education","authors":"Arnoud Oude Groote Beverborg, Barbara C. N. Müller","doi":"10.1080/02602938.2023.2213422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2023.2213422","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":437516,"journal":{"name":"Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129695567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond open book versus closed book: a taxonomy of restrictions in online examinations","authors":"P. Dawson, K. Nicola-Richmond, Helen Partridge","doi":"10.1080/02602938.2023.2209298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2023.2209298","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":437516,"journal":{"name":"Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125874532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How does assessment drive learning? A focus on students’ development of evaluative judgement","authors":"Juan Fischer, M. Bearman, D. Boud, Joanna Tai","doi":"10.1080/02602938.2023.2206986","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2023.2206986","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":437516,"journal":{"name":"Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134031247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Same grade for different reasons, different grades for the same reason?","authors":"Ilona Rinne","doi":"10.1080/02602938.2023.2203883","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2023.2203883","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":437516,"journal":{"name":"Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education","volume":"252 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121410293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vince Mitchell, E. Borgstrom, Sam Murphy, Charlene Campbell, Sandy Sieminski, Sandy Fraser
{"title":"Exploring the experiences of distance learning students being supported to resubmit a final assignment following a fail result","authors":"Vince Mitchell, E. Borgstrom, Sam Murphy, Charlene Campbell, Sandy Sieminski, Sandy Fraser","doi":"10.1080/02602938.2023.2199953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2023.2199953","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":437516,"journal":{"name":"Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122429283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rebecca Bevan, V. Pacey, J. Fuller, Vidya Lawton, Taryn M Jones
{"title":"Physiotherapy student perceptions of the feasibility, acceptability and appropriateness of continuous adaptive assessment","authors":"Rebecca Bevan, V. Pacey, J. Fuller, Vidya Lawton, Taryn M Jones","doi":"10.1080/02602938.2023.2201667","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2023.2201667","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Assessment is a key learning tool to drive deep and sustained learning and develop lifelong learning skills. Individually, continuous assessments and adaptive assessments have demonstrated potential to positively impact learning. An opportunity to combine continuous and adaptive assessment to enhance learning potential within a physiotherapy program has been identified. Continuous adaptive assessment (CAA) is a learning orientated approach to assessment scaffolded to students’ current level of achievement, increasing in difficulty as standards are attained and allowing multiple attempts over a specified time with integrated actionable feedback. We used a mixed methods approach to evaluate student perceptions of feasibility, acceptability and appropriateness of CAA within an academic physiotherapy unit. Data on student perceptions were collected via survey and semi-structured interviews; performance and engagement data were downloaded from the learning management system. CAA was perceived by students to be feasible, acceptable and appropriate. Most students (83%) perceived CAA to be beneficial for learning, identifying multiple attempts, integrated feedback and regular engagement with unit content to be the primary contributors to this benefit; 70% of students perceived CAA to positively impact their learning more than a traditional quiz. Students’ perceptions of workload, pressure and scaffolding were more divided.","PeriodicalId":437516,"journal":{"name":"Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126883553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}