Examination practices and procedures in Australian universities

Examination practices and procedures in Australian universities
D. Warren Piper, D. D. Nulty and G. O'Grady
Publisher: Canberra : Australian Govt. Pub. Service, 1996.
ISBN: 0644472464 DDC: 378.16710994

Notes:

"August 1996"

AGPS cat. no. 9606149.

At foot of cover title: Higher Education Division, Department of
Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Evaluations and
Investigations Program.

Bibliography: p. 219-226.

Part 1. Introduction and methodology -- 1. The issues -- 2. Method --
Part 2. Analysis of results by branch of learning -- 3. Upon whose
judgments does the award of a degree rest? -- 4. What evidence of
students' performance do examiners consider? -- 5. What briefing to
examiners have? -- 6. How are standards and marking criteria
established? -- 7. What procedures are used for marking and mark
aggregation? -- 8. How big is the task of examining? -- Part 3.
Analysis of results by course -- 9. Practices and procedures when
viewed by course -- Physics -- History -- Computing science -- Part
4. Comments on good practice -- Appendix 1(a). Covering letters for
course leaders' questionnaire -- Appendix 1(b) Information sheet for
course leaders' questionnaire -- Appendix 1©. Course leaders'
questionnaire (when the course leader was responseible for one branch
of learning) -- Appendix 2. Covering letter for examiners'
questionnaire -- Appendix 3. Examiners' questionnaire -- Appendix 4.
Letter of support from DEET -- Appendix 5. Letter of support from
AVCC -- Appendix 6. Reminder letter for course leaders -- Appendix 7.
Reminder letter #1 for examiners -- Appendix 8. Reminder letter #2
for examiners -- Appendix 9. Examiners questionnaire response rate --
Appendix 10. Circumstances provided by examiners under which
candidates may sit for supplementary examinations -- Appendix 11.
External examination of research higher degrees.betw.

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Language: eng
Physical Description: xi, 226 p. ; 25 cm.

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•	Australian National University (last modified on 09/05/2008)
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