Learning outcomes and competency frameworks
Study the relationships between educational objectives, competency descriptions, task requirements and assessment criteria.
COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT & EDUCATION QUALITY
Competency Assessment and Education Quality Laboratory
What learning evidence can support credible and fair educational assessment?
Teaching and assessment
About the laboratory
Research competency assessment, course quality and continuous improvement, focusing on how educational objectives become observable, interpretable evidence. Analysis of assessment tasks, comparison of marking and quality feedback research explore validity, fairness and consistency, providing a traceable basis for improving courses and programmes.
Core research question
What learning evidence can support credible and fair educational assessment?
Main research directions
Authentic assessment and learning evidence
Compare the evidential value of project work, practical tasks, learning portfolios and process records.
Assessment fairness and consistency of marking
Study rubrics, teacher judgement, feedback quality and the assessment experiences of different learner groups.
Education quality and continuous improvement
Study course reviews, learner feedback, peer review and mechanisms for following up improvement measures.
Research and exchange
Exchange experience, relevant resources or research ideas relating to specific teaching and education contexts. Collaboration discussions specify participants, data sources, methodological choices and practical conditions, with attention to the needs of people from different backgrounds.
The Alliance provides one exchange gateway. Choose a laboratory of interest and send your ideas to the collaboration email address.
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