Different profiles for the assessment of student theses in teacher education

Stolpe, Karin, PhD, 1981- (author): Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för lärande, estetik och naturvetenskap,Utbildningsvetenskap,Teknik, Naturvetenskap, Didaktik

Björklund, Lars, 1953- (author): Linköpings universitet,Avdelningen för lärande, estetik och naturvetenskap,Utbildningsvetenskap,Teknik, Naturvetenskap, Didaktik

Lundström, Mats (author): Malmö universitet,Institutionen för naturvetenskap, matematik och samhälle (NMS),Department of Natural Science, Mathematics and Society, Malmö University, Malmö, Sweden

Åström, Maria, 1965 (author): Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för didaktik och pedagogisk profession,Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies,Univ Gothenburg, Dept Pedag Curricular & Profess Studies, Gothenburg, Sweden.,Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

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2021-03-31
2021
English.
In: Higher Education. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0018-1560 .- 1573-174X.

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Abstract Subject headings

Previous research shows a discrepancy between different teachers’ assessment of student theses. This might be an even larger problem in the context of teacher education, since teacher trainers originate from different disciplines. This study aims to investigate how different assessors prioritise between criteria for assessment. Criteria were elucidated using repertory grid interviews with teacher trainers. These criteria formed the basis for a web-based Qsort that was distributed to teacher trainers at three different universities. The 66 teacher trainers in this study represented different disciplines, but were all engaged in the supervision and examination of student theses from teacher education programmes. The analysis revealed three different factors, which have been labelled: logic text structure as product, research process as product and results as product. The differences may not be explained by the background (e.g. discipline, university or gender) of the teacher trainers. Together, these three factors explain why teachers assessing student theses may accentuate different personal criteria. Hence, this might impact on their grading practice and also the interrater reliability.

By the author/editor: Stolpe, Karin, P ...; Björklund, Lars, ...; Lundström, Mats; Åström, Maria, 1 ...

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SOCIAL SCIENCES: SOCIAL SCIENCES; and Educational Scie ...; and Pedagogical Work

By the university: University of Gothenburg; Malmö University; Linköping University

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