Self–Assessment Case Studies
Status
Completed: 1 December 2014
Project Details
A project, led by NZQA and Ako Aotearoa, to develop a set of five case studies that describe a range of tertiary education organisations’ experiences with implementing self-assessment. Case studies developed by Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation, Otago Polytechnic, People Potential, Tūranga Ararua and Eastern Institute of Technology.
Aims:
The case studies are designed to:
- help other tertiary education organisations reflect on their own experiences and approaches and build or maintain an effective culture of self-assessment
- provide insights into the way management and staff use self-assessment to improve their educational practice and performance.
Methodology:
Five tertiary education organisations were invited to develop self-assessment case studies focusing on a different theme or aspect of self-assessment.
Team
Natalie Bourke
New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)Status
Funding
$41,671.00 (excl GST)
Key Findings
The findings highlighted:
- That these case studies were not examples of best practice or ‘how-to’ guides; rather, they present the stories of different organisations’ experiences with self-assessment.
- That there is no single ‘right’ way to approach self-assessment. Instead, self-assessment needs to be based on and reflect an organisation’s goals, their philosophy, the learners and communities they serve, and the context in which they operate.
- How self-assessment not only contributes to educational performance but can also be a driver of beneficial organisational change.
- The key characteristics of the TEOs’ approaches, the benefits they believe they have experienced, the barriers they’ve had to overcome, and some of the key opportunities and success factors that have helped them and their staff engage with self-assessment.
Key Recommendations
Opportunity for other Tertiary Education Organisations | The case studies will assist other Tertiary Education Organisations to develop an effective self-assessment system which management and staff can use to improve their educational practice and performance.
This case study is part of a series of case studies looking at self-assessment of organisational activities in practice.
(PDF, 720 KB, 8-pages).
- 1 December 2014
This case study is part of a series of case studies looking at self-assessment of organisational activities in practice.
(PDF, 815 KB, 8-pages).
- 1 December 2014
This case study is part of a series of case studies looking at self-assessment of organisational activities in practice.
(PDF, 755 KB, 8-pages).
- 1 December 2014
This case study is part of a series of case studies looking at self-assessment of organisational activities in practice.
(PDF, 730 KB, 8-pages).
- 1 December 2014
This case study is part of a series of case studies looking at self-assessment of organisational activities in practice.
(PDF, 915 KB, 8-pages).
- 1 December 2014