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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author CHOY, Sarojni
Title Grading : harmonising standards and stakeholder expectations / Sarojni Choy and John Lidstone
Publication year 2011
Source/Footnote In: Quality in higher education. - 17 (2011) 1, S. 111 - 115
Inventory number 30058
Keywords Internationalität ; Studentenschaft : allgemein ; Ausland : Australien : einzelne Hochschulen
Abstract This paper suggests that when a course is planned within one culture for delivery to members of another culture, appropriate quality control of assessment becomes an issue of major proportions. Based on their experience of presenting an Aid Agency-funded Masters course in a developing country in the Pacific, the authors describe the processes to address the needs and wants of all the stakeholders, with different cultural expectations. Maintaining a balance between the standards required by university processes and equity between domestic and Pacific student cohorts regarding resources and opportunities for study was especially challenging. However, grounding grades in course curriculum and clearly stated objectives permitted the teaching team to meet external requirements while maintaining their professional and academic freedom. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)