Vohmann, B; Crabtree, P; Priddle, J and Sherratt, F (2015) Assessment feedback to enhance student development as effective construction industry practitioners. In: Raiden, A and Aboagye-Nimo, E (eds.) Proceedings of 31st Annual ARCOM Conference, 7-9 September 2015, Lincoln, UK.
Abstract
Assessment feedback has been identified as playing a key role in enhancing student learning and academic success, and effective feedback can also promote self-regulating learners which in turn translates to more effective practitioners. There is a considerable amount of literature concerning assessment feedback, however most of the research is generic and does not focus on the needs of particular academic disciplines, nor of relevant professional practice. For built environment students, assessment feedback can strengthen links between academic learning and professional practice, supporting the development of effective construction industry practitioners. To evaluate assessment feedback within this context, a study focusing on links between assessment feedback and professional practice is being undertaken. Early findings are presented here, based on content analysis of assessment feedback on submitted assignments. Data was analysed using a numeric approach, recording frequency of key words. Findings suggest there is scope to enhance practice via the use of revised documents and thus enhance the student learning experience as well as promoting deep learning and development of reflective practitioners. This preliminary study indicates the need to re-consider wording of key documents provided to students.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | assessment; feedback; professional practice |
| Index terms: | learning experience, construction industry, professional practice, documents, practitioner, built environment, content analysis, deep learning |
| Subjects: | learning methods, practitioner, artificial intelligence, data analysis and analytics, professional development, industry analysis, infrastructure and transport systems |
| Topics: | Roles and Professions, Information Management, Research Practice, Education, Urban Studies, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here