The international state of research on measurement of competency in higher education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4098053 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Olga Zlatkin‐troitschanskaia (0000-0002-7431-9538, University of Applied Sciences Mainz, corresponding author), Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, Richard J Shavelson (Stanford University), Christiane Kuhn (0000-0003-1876-1249, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 393-411 |
| Publication date | 2015-03-16 |
| 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 | 10.1080/03075079.2015.1004241 |
| OpenAlex | W2037845791 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 43 |
| References cited | 32 |
With the Program for International Student Assessment and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study surveys, competency assessment became an important policy instrument in the school sector; only recently has international competency measurement gained attention in higher education with the Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO) feasibility study. As AHELO showed, measurement of competencies in higher education is a complex and multidimensional task, which poses great methodological challenges. These challenges arise out of the high diversity of degree courses, study programs, and institutions of higher education. Nevertheless, we need to address these challenges immediately if we aim to create evidence-based high-quality educational systems. This paper overviews the field of international research on competency measurement in higher education. Our analyses revealed a substantial lack of research in this area. Nonetheless, existing studies and assessment practices in various countries provide orientation on how to model competencies based on curricular and professional requirements, design assessments following the assessment triangle, and validate them comprehensively
Higher education · Mathematics education · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · Competency Development and Evaluation · Computer Science · Higher Education Learning Practices · Medicine · Psychology · Student Assessment and Feedback
Socio-economic status and academic performance in higher education
The development and validation of English communicative competence inventory for high school students in Korea
Redesigning learning pathways
Basic logical operation skills and logical reasoning competences of university students in a Western region of Romania
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Beyond Toefl
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Innovative assessment based on multimedia proofs and social network sharing for introductory engineering courses
Supporting pre-service teachers in developing research competence
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Unravelling the interplay between competencies, career preparedness, and perceived employability among postgraduate students
Performance assessment in teacher education research—A scoping review of characteristics of assessment instruments in the Dach region
Does university attendance affect students’ critical and creative thinking skills? A longitudinal research with pre-service teaching and psychology undergraduates
Going ‘grade-free’? – Teachers’ and students’ perceived value and grading preferences for holistic competency assessment
Developing student competence through peer assessment
The impact of subject-specific competencies and reading habits on the income of Japanese business and economics graduates
Social-media based assessment of academic programs
Academics’ beliefs towards holistic competency development and assessment
The dynamic relationship between response processes and self-regulation in critical thinking assessments
Higher Education and the Transition to Work
Exploring internal structure of a performance-based critical thinking assessment for new students in higher education
Developing instruments to assess and compare the quality of engineering education
Assessing scientific reasoning
Assessing student learning outcomes in higher education
A systematic-narrative review of performance-based assessments of critical thinking in higher education
Development and validation of an instrument measuring undergraduate students’ perceived holistic competencies
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Current practice of assessing students’ sustainability competencies
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On the complementarity of holistic and analytic approaches to performance assessment scoring
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Modeling and Measuring Competencies in Higher Education
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Validating the Interpretations and Uses of Test Scores
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Knowledge and Teaching
Self-assessments or tests? Comparing cross-national differences in patterns and outcomes of graduates' skills based on international large-scale surveys
Toward a conceptual framework for measuring the effectiveness of course-based undergraduate research experiences in undergraduate biology
Competencies for successful self-regulated learning in higher education
Teacher Education Effectiveness
Identifying and formulating teachers' beliefs and motivational orientations for computer science teacher education
Assessing engineering competencies
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Methodological challenges in international comparative post-secondary assessment programs
| Unique citing works | 43 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,91 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 43 |