Valid and practical tertiary assessment of student learning outcomes

Funding year: 
2006
Duration:
3 years
Organisation: 
Victoria University of Wellington
Sector: 
Post school sector
Project start date: 
January 2006
Project end date: 
January 2009
Principal investigator(s): 
Luanna Meyer
Research team members: 
Luanna Meyer
Research partners: 
Victoria University of Wellington, with Massey University, Te Whare Wänanga o Awanuiärangi, and Manukau Institute of Technology

Project Description

This research will investigate policy and strategies for the assessment of student learning outcomes across a wide range of tertiary institutions. The research team will include tertiary lecturers and researchers in various disciplines and professional programmes, and participants in the research will be tertiary practitioners, students, and tertiary leaders. The purpose of the project is to better understand and support evidence-based, valid, and practicable assessment strategies to enhance the teaching and learning process.