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50 Years of ERIC
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Baartman, Liesbeth; Gulikers, Judith; Dijkstra, Asha – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2013
The development of assessments that are fit to assess professional competence in higher vocational education requires a reconsideration of assessment methods, quality criteria and (self)evaluation. This article examines the self-evaluations of nine courses of a large higher vocational education institute. Per course, 4-11 teachers and 3-10…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Competency Based Education
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Van der Schaaf, Marieke; Baartman, Liesbeth; Prins, Frans – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2012
Student portfolios are increasingly used for assessing student competences in higher education, but results about the construct validity of portfolio assessment are mixed. A prerequisite for construct validity is that the portfolio assessment is based on relevant portfolio content. Assessment criteria, are often used to enhance this condition.…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Portfolio Assessment, Teachers, Evaluative Thinking
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Baartman, Liesbeth; Ruijs, Lotte – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2011
This article studies the relationship between students' perceived competence--operationalised in self-efficacy beliefs--and their competence as assessed by the educational institute. Contrary to previous studies, the current study focuses on competence instead of on isolated knowledge and skills. Students (N = 169) in four subsequent years of a…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Self Efficacy, Vocational Education, Social Work