Teachers’ opinions on quality criteria for Competency Assessment Programs |
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| Authors: | Liesbeth KJ Baartman Theo J Bastiaens Paul A Kirschner Cees PM Van der Vleuten |
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| Institution: | 1. Educational Technology Expertise Center, Open University of the Netherlands, P.O. Box 2960, 6401 DL, Heerlen, The Netherlands;2. Maastricht University, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | Quality control policies towards Dutch vocational schools have changed dramatically because the government questioned examination quality. Schools must now demonstrate assessment quality to a new Examination Quality Center. Since teachers often design assessments, they must be involved in quality issues. This study therefore explores teachers’ opinions on assessment quality evaluation criteria. Pre-vocational and vocational teachers (N=211) responded to a questionnaire. Contrary to expectations, results show that teachers deem classical and competency-based quality criteria equally important. Vocational teachers gave higher importance scores than pre-vocational teachers, possibly due to the pressure they experience to improve the quality of their assessments. |
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| Keywords: | Evaluation criteria Alternative assessment Teacher attitudes Vocational education |
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