Self-assessment of employability skill outcomes among undergraduates and alignment with academic ratings |
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Authors: | Denise Jackson |
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Affiliation: | Faculty of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. |
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Abstract: | Despite acknowledgement of the benefits of self-assessment in higher education, disparity between student and academic assessments, with associated trends in overrating and underrating, plagues its meaningful use, particularly as a tool for formal assessment. This study examines self-assessment of capabilities in certain employability skills in more than 1000 Australian business undergraduates. It evaluates the extent to which student self-assessments differ from academics, in what ways and the influence of certain individual and background characteristics – such as stage of degree, gender and academic ability – on rating accuracy. Explanations for documented disparities are presented, in addition to implications and strategies for educators. |
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Keywords: | self-assessment evaluation performance reflection skill assessment. |
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