Journal Articles

Illustrating assessment: How Hong Kong university students conceive of the purposes of assessment

Title:
Illustrating assessment: How Hong Kong university students conceive of the purposes of assessment
Authors:
- Brown, Gavin T. L. Faculty of Education, University of Auckland
- Wang, Zhen Lin Dept. of Psychological Studies, Hong Kong Institute of Education
Source:
Studies in Higher Education, 38(7), 1037-1057, 2013
City Published:
Abingdon, Great Britain
Publisher:
Routledge
Year Published:
2013
Education Categories:
Keywords:
Student Attitudes University Students Student Evaluation
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Post-Secondary Education
Abstract:
The beliefs, attitudes, experiences and responses that Hong Kong higher education students have about assessment are an important facet to developing our understanding of the "Chinese learner" using six focus groups, 26 Hong Kong university students drew pictures of assessment. The visual elements of the pictures were content analysed into eight major categories (i.e. negative emotions, being monitored, competition, lifelong, pride and pleasure, marks, inaccuracy, and burden). The most frequent categories were negative emotions and being monitored. Associations between image categories and pre-university academic performance were statistically non-significant. In addition to the portrayal of the Chinese student as an effective, persistent learner, this study shows that Chinese students are very aware of the negative, controlling impact of assessment on their lives. This study contributes to our understanding of Chinese learners in Hong Kong.
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Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 03075079
DOI:
- 10.1080/03075079.2011.616955
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/a86b876e
Entry Date:
2014-05-29