French, Erica and Summers, Jane and Kinash, Shelley and Lawson, Romy and Taylor, Tracy and Herbert, James and Fallshaw, Eveline and Hall, Cathy (2014) The practice of quality in assuring learning in higher education. Quality in Higher Education, 20 (1). pp. 24-43. ISSN 1353-8322
Abstract
There remains a lack of published empirical data on the substantive outcomes of higher learning and the establishment of quality processes for determining them. Studies that do exist are nationally focused with available rankings of institutions reflecting neither the quality of teaching and learning nor the diversity of institutions. This article describes two studies in which associate deans from Australian higher education institutions and focus groups of management and academics identify current issues and practices in the design, development and implementation of processes for assuring the quality of learning and teaching. Results indicate that developing graduate attributes and mapping assessments to measure outcomes across an entire programme necessitates knowledge creation strategies and systems as well as inclusive decision processes. Common elements supporting consistently superior outcomes include inclusivity of a range of teaching and support academics; embedded graduate attributes; consistent and appropriate assessment; digital collection mechanisms; and systematic analysis of outcomes used in programme review.
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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Additional Information: | © 2014 Taylor & Francis. Published Version restricted in accordance with publisher copyright policy. |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Current - Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts - School of Management and Enterprise |
| Date Deposited: | 24 May 2014 02:20 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jul 2016 04:49 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | quality assurance; assurance of learning; graduate attributes; learning and teaching outcomes |
| Fields of Research : | 13 Education > 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy > 130202 Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services > 1503 Business and Management > 150313 Quality Management 13 Education > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education > 130303 Education Assessment and Evaluation |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | C Society > 93 Education and Training > 9302 Teaching and Instruction > 930201 Pedagogy |
| Identification Number or DOI: | 10.1080/13538322.2014.889432 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/25236 |
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