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Assessing Skills For Success In Tertiary Education, Doug Mccurry, Graham Orpwood
Assessing Skills For Success In Tertiary Education, Doug Mccurry, Graham Orpwood
Dr Doug McCurry
In almost all countries, significant assessment activities are located at the interface between secondary and tertiary education. Of course, their structure, purpose, and form of organisation vary enormously around the world. In some countries, they are part of a comprehensive ‘baccalaureate’ that marks the completion of the secondary phase of schooling. In others, such as the UK, students take examinations in a smaller number of subjects they have chosen to study. In some jurisdictions, formally constituted examinations boards organise common assessments for all students. In others, such as in many parts of North America, the final assessments are set, organised …
Priorities For Civic And Citizenship Education In Europe, David Kerr, Linda Sturman, Tim Friedman
Priorities For Civic And Citizenship Education In Europe, David Kerr, Linda Sturman, Tim Friedman
Dr Tim Friedman
The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) focused on the ways in which young people are prepared to undertake their roles as citizens. Preparing students for citizenship involves developing relevant knowledge and understanding as well as encouraging the formation of positive attitudes toward being a citizen. The conceptual background for, and the design of ICCS were described in the assessment framework (Schulz, Fraillon, Ainley, Losito, & Kerr, 2008) and the international results were reported in its international reports (Schulz, Ainley, Fraillon, Kerr & Losito, 2010a & 2010b). This paper provides an overview of the results from the regional assessment …