It's a PhD, not a Nobel Prize
How experienced examiners assess research theses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4097063 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gerry Mullins, Margaret Kiley (0000-0002-9171-7423) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 369-386 |
| Publication date | 2002-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0307507022000011507 |
| OpenAlex | W2123023477 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 62 |
| References cited | 10 |
Research to date on the examination process for postgraduate research theses has focused largely on the deconstruction of examiners' reports. This article reports on a study of the processes that experienced examiners go through, and the judgements they make before writing their reports. A sample of 30 experienced examiners (defined as having examined the equivalent of at least five research theses over the last five years), from a range of disciplines in five universities was interviewed. Clear trends emerged with regard to: the criteria used by examiners and the levels of student performance expected by them; critical judgement points in the examination process; the examiners' perceptions of their own role in the process; the influence on examiners of previously published work, the views of the other examiner(s) and their knowledge of the student's supervisor and/or department, and the level of perceived responsibility between student and supervisor
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| Unique citing works | 62 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,82 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 54 |