Assessment Framework of Learning for Human Resource Management: Assessment of Learning in Universities of Technology
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Author Description
The inherited higher education (HE) system of the apartheid era was fragmented and separated along racial and ethnic lines. The National Plan for HE or NPHE provided the framework and mechanisms to restructure the HE system to achieve the vision and goals for the transformation of HE as outlined in the White Paper. The overall goal is a single, national, integrated, co-ordinated and diverse system for HE that is characterised by equity, quality, responsiveness to the socio-economic needs of the country and excellence. An overview of perspectives on assessment in an outcome based context which will serve as a theoretical foundation for the assessment framework. Implications emanating from the theoretical discussion will be outlined. Since this study focuses on the process of assessment, aspects like moderation and the assessment as part of Recognition of Prior Learning, which falls outside of the scope of this study, will not be included in the framework.
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THE THESIS
This book investigates the development of an assessment framework for learning within South African Universities of Technology, addressing the legacy of the apartheid-era higher education system. The National Plan for Higher Education (NPHE) aimed to create a unified, equitable, and responsive system. This study provides an overview of perspectives on assessment in an outcome-based context, establishing a theoretical foundation for the proposed framework. It outlines the implications derived from this theoretical discussion, focusing specifically on the process of assessment.
THE SCOPE MAP
- An analysis of the fragmented higher education system inherited from the apartheid era.
- A theoretical foundation for assessment in an outcome-based context.
- The development of a specific assessment framework for learning in Universities of Technology.
- Consideration of the goals for transformation in higher education as outlined in the White Paper.
- Focus on the process of assessment, excluding moderation and Recognition of Prior Learning.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
The book offers a detailed examination of assessment frameworks within the context of South African higher education, specifically targeting Universities of Technology. It addresses the historical fragmentation of the system and proposes a theoretical basis for outcome-based assessment. The study's scope is clearly defined, focusing on the assessment process itself. The work is likely to be of interest to academics and administrators involved in curriculum development and quality assurance in higher education.
Page Count:
308
Publication Date:
2010-03-02
Publisher:
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
ISBN-10:
3639193105
ISBN-13:
9783639193107
Business
Non-Fiction
Economics
Assessment
Human Resource Management
South Africa
Higher Education
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