TY - JOUR
T1 - Teaching and evaluating graduate attributes in science based disciplines
AU - Herok, George Henryk
AU - Chuck, Jo-Anne
AU - Millar, Thomas James
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Graduate attributes, other than professional knowledge and skills, are now important outcomes for tertiary education. In science, anecdotal observations indicated minimal focus on: innovation; independent learn- ing; communication; and societal involvement. Therefore, how graduate attributes were introduced, de- veloped, taught and assessed into first and second year science units were investigated. Which graduate attributes were contextualized into learning objectives and activities together with how outcomes were measured and assessed were investigated. Results showed ~70% of teaching, development and assess- ment centred on disciplinary knowledge and most of the rest on professional skills. Oral presentations, portfolios, extended writing, and field trips comprised ~15% of assessment. Hence, a structured overview is needed to address the full scope of graduate attributes at the course level. There is an urgent need for the modern needs of tertiary education to be embraced by staff to ensure graduate attributes are attained commensurate with the expectations of the wider community.
AB - Graduate attributes, other than professional knowledge and skills, are now important outcomes for tertiary education. In science, anecdotal observations indicated minimal focus on: innovation; independent learn- ing; communication; and societal involvement. Therefore, how graduate attributes were introduced, de- veloped, taught and assessed into first and second year science units were investigated. Which graduate attributes were contextualized into learning objectives and activities together with how outcomes were measured and assessed were investigated. Results showed ~70% of teaching, development and assess- ment centred on disciplinary knowledge and most of the rest on professional skills. Oral presentations, portfolios, extended writing, and field trips comprised ~15% of assessment. Hence, a structured overview is needed to address the full scope of graduate attributes at the course level. There is an urgent need for the modern needs of tertiary education to be embraced by staff to ensure graduate attributes are attained commensurate with the expectations of the wider community.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/528074
UR - http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?FileName=CE_2013071213254030.pdf&paperID=34447
M3 - Article
SN - 2151-4755
VL - 4
SP - 42
EP - 49
JO - Creative Education
JF - Creative Education
IS - 7A2
ER -