Empowering students to perform an enhanced role in the assessment process: Possibilities and challenges

Authors

Paul Dervan, Technological University DublinFollow

Document Type

Article

Rights

Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence

Disciplines

5.3 EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

Publication Details

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Abstract

Assessment is key to student learning. This paper examines the case for increased participation by higher education students in the assessment process to deepen learning and improve learner motivation. While increased student participation may not solve all problems relating to assessment, a review of the literature dealing with enhancing the role of students in the assessment process, and original research conducted amongst academics and students at the author's institution, suggests improvements can be made leading to increased student satisfaction, motivation and competency. This paper therefore argues for change in the approach to assessment by empowering students to become partners in the assessment process rather than being mere recipients of grades.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-923-2-527

Recommended Citation

Dervan P. Empowering Students to Perform an Enhanced Role in the Assessment Process: Possibilities and Challenges. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2018;256:527-538. PMID: 30371412.