Journal article
Measuring and Enhancing the Authenticity of an Examination and Other Assessment Tasks
Journal of the Australasian Law Teachers Association, Vol.8(1&2), pp.25-33
2015
Abstract
Many Australian university assessment policies stipulate against having an examination as the sole assessment task in a unit, and a diverse range of assessment tasks have been designed to complement examinations. In a legal education context, an end-of-semester, open-book, problem-based examination incorporates some features of 'authentic assessment', but overall has a low level of authenticity. For the purposes of this article, 'authentic assessment' means a form of assessment that reflects the role of a lawyer in the real world. Strategies for improving the authenticity of an end-of-semester, open-book, problem-based examination are identified. The assessment tasks implemented in the twenty-first century in the Criminal Law subject at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) are used as a case study. The level of authenticity of these assessment tasks is measured, and recommendations are provided for enhancing their authenticity.
Details
- Title
- Measuring and Enhancing the Authenticity of an Examination and Other Assessment Tasks
- Authors
- Kelley Burton (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
- Publication details
- Journal of the Australasian Law Teachers Association, Vol.8(1&2), pp.25-33
- Publisher
- Australasian Law Teachers Association
- Date published
- 2015
- ISSN
- 1836-5620
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2015 The Author. Reproduced here in accordance with the publisher's copyright policy.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit; School of Law and Criminology - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450706502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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