An old chestnut revisited: teachers' opinions and attitudes toward grading within a competency based training framework

The purpose of this study is to explore teachers' opinions with regard to the value and process of grading within a competency based training (CBT) framework, following the introduction of a formalised grading system at a Melbourne TAFE institution. The data was gathered using a 16 item Likert-style survey that allowed for comments. Basic descriptive statistics were used for the analysis. The results indicated that for this sample, teachers were evenly divided as to their perceived value of grading and the processes by which grading should be done. Even though teachers had undergone some train ... Show more

Authors: Richards, James

Published: Melbourne, Victoria, AVETRA, 2012

Resource type: Conference paper

Physical description: 10 p. (paper) + 31 slides (presentation)

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