Assessment Integrity and the Role of Examinations Forum
Tuesday 22 August 2017, Melbourne CBD.
Registrations are now full. Please register here to be put on the wait list.
Curtin University, The University of Melbourne and Victoria University are working together with Higher Ed Services to bring you an informative and thought-provoking day-long forum focusing on assessment integrity and the role of examinations. Within the forum we will examine how and where institutions might collaborate to address areas of common concern.
Why this forum? The recent rise in contract cheating has sharpened the focus on the role of examinations in assessment. Some proponents of examinations argue that because students can now easily outsource academic work, there is little assurance that assessments are actually written by the student; therefore, institutions should revert back to examinations to ensure that students are completing the work themselves. Others raise concerns that the rapid growth in online provision has caused integrity to suffer when unsupervised online tests comprise the major part of assessment.
- What are the contemporary and emergent issues in assessment integrity?
- Can examinations/tests be authentic and of high integrity?
- How can we assure integrity in online contexts, especially at scale?
- What practices are institutions adopting to address these issues?
- What opportunities are there for sector collaboration on common areas of concern?
Through presentations, panels and discussions, this multidisciplinary forum will examine these problems from a number of perspectives. The program will be of value to anyone with an interest in assessment, academic integrity, and the role of examinations within the assessment process.
- Emergent (2017) research findings on new methods of assuring academic integrity
- Student perspectives and case studies of motivators and drivers of behaviour
- How institutions can respond: recent developments in policies and practices
Event details
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Date |
Tuesday 22 August 2017 |
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Time |
9 am to 4 pm |
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Venue |
Victoria University -
Melbourne CBD Level 12, 300 Flinders St |
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Cost |
$100 (inclusive of GST) for
the day and will include:
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Location and accommodation
The forum will be held at Victoria University's Melbourne CBD campus located on Level 12, 300 Flinders Street, Melbourne.
- The campus map can be located here.
Parking
There is limited parking in the city. Below is information on two nearby carparks.
Accommodation
Here is a list of hotels that are near the venue.
- Rendezvous Hotel Melbourne - 328 Flinders Street, Melbourne, 3001, Australia
- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Melbourne - Flinders Street - 270 Flinders Street, Melbourne, 3000, Australia
On arrival
On site registration will be in the foyer area on Level 12 from 8.30 am. The forum will begin at 9.00 am. Internet will be available and we will provide you with passwords on the day. You can find the program here.
Further information
Please contact Lesley.sefcik@curtin.edu.au 08 9266 5735
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