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Improving the validity and reliability of authentic assessment in seafarer education and training: a conceptual and practical framework to enhance resulting assessment outcomes
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Ghosh, S and Bowles, M and Ranmuthugala, D and Brooks, B, Improving the validity and reliability of authentic assessment in seafarer education and training: a conceptual and practical framework to enhance resulting assessment outcomes, WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, 16, (3) pp. 455-472. ISSN 1651-436X (2017) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1007/s13437-017-0129-9
Abstract
Past literature on authentic assessment suggests that it provides a far more reliable and valid indicator of outcomes such as higher student engagement, ability to transfer skills to different contexts, multiple evidence of competence, and student performance. This has appeal in seafarer education and training where both students and employers increasingly perceive traditional assessment methods as failing to consistently generate these outcomes. However, this paper argues that improving different aspects of assessment validity and reliability is essentially required to enhance the outcomes identified above. The paper builds on and extends previous work to investigate and develop a conceptual and practical framework that promotes a holistic approach to authentic assessment that provides greater assurances of validity and reliability throughout all stages of assessment within seafarer programs. It also lays the path to future research directions by establishing the agenda to test the practicality of the framework in the authentic assessment of seafarer students and also investigate the impact of students’ perception of increasing authenticity on performance scores in assessment tasks.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | authentic assessment, rubric, validity, reliability, seafarer education and training |
| Research Division: | Engineering |
| Research Group: | Maritime engineering |
| Research Field: | Marine engineering |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Schools and learning environments |
| Objective Field: | Management, resources and leadership |
| UTAS Author: | Ghosh, S (Dr Samrat Ghosh) |
| UTAS Author: | Bowles, M (Dr Marcus Bowles) |
| UTAS Author: | Ranmuthugala, D (Professor Dev Ranmuthugala) |
| UTAS Author: | Brooks, B (Associate Professor Benjamin Brooks) |
| ID Code: | 121311 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 7 |
| Deposited By: | Seafaring and Maritime Operations |
| Deposited On: | 2017-09-22 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-04-19 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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