Learning to assess in the academic workplace: case study in the natural sciences

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dc.contributor.authorJawitz, Jeffen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-29T17:39:00Z
dc.date.available2014-11-29T17:39:00Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.description.abstractA study into how academics learn to assess student performance affirms the significance of context in understanding learning in the academic workplace. The study involved three case studies in academic departments with significant differences in the teaching, research and professional dimensions of academic life. This article reports on the experiences of new academics in one of the case studies, a department in the Natural Sciences. This case study highlights how relationships between colleagues, opportunities for conversations about assessment practice, and the alignment of assessment practices with the kinds of capital valued in each context are important considerations in understanding the ease, or difficulties, new academics experience in learning to judge student performance. Programmes that aim to help academics develop their assessment practice need to recognise that learning to judge student performance involves developing confidence to create and use opportunities to learn within the academic workplace.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationJawitz, J. (2008). Learning to assess in the academic workplace: case study in the natural sciences. <i>South African Journal of Higher Education</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9848en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationJawitz, Jeff "Learning to assess in the academic workplace: case study in the natural sciences." <i>South African Journal of Higher Education</i> (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9848en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJawitz, J. 2008. Learning to assess in the academic workplace: case study in the natural sciences. South African Journal of Higher Education.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1011-3487en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Jawitz, Jeff AB - A study into how academics learn to assess student performance affirms the significance of context in understanding learning in the academic workplace. The study involved three case studies in academic departments with significant differences in the teaching, research and professional dimensions of academic life. This article reports on the experiences of new academics in one of the case studies, a department in the Natural Sciences. This case study highlights how relationships between colleagues, opportunities for conversations about assessment practice, and the alignment of assessment practices with the kinds of capital valued in each context are important considerations in understanding the ease, or difficulties, new academics experience in learning to judge student performance. Programmes that aim to help academics develop their assessment practice need to recognise that learning to judge student performance involves developing confidence to create and use opportunities to learn within the academic workplace. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Higher Education KW - Chemistry Competence Test KW - assessment KW - preparedness for tertiary chemistry KW - conceptual profile KW - conceptual gain LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 SM - 1011-3487 T1 - Learning to assess in the academic workplace: case study in the natural sciences TI - Learning to assess in the academic workplace: case study in the natural sciences UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9848 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9848
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationJawitz J. Learning to assess in the academic workplace: case study in the natural sciences. South African Journal of Higher Education. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9848.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherUnisa Presen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentCILTen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Higher Educationen_ZA
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dc.subjectChemistry Competence Testen_ZA
dc.subjectassessmenten_ZA
dc.subjectpreparedness for tertiary chemistryen_ZA
dc.subjectconceptual profileen_ZA
dc.subjectconceptual gainen_ZA
dc.titleLearning to assess in the academic workplace: case study in the natural sciencesen_ZA
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