ASSESSMENT PRACTICES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A STUDY WITH PORTUGUESE FACULTY

Abstract

FERNANDES, EVA LOPES; FLORES, MARIA ASSUNÇÃO; CADIME, IRENE  and  COUTINHO, CLARA PEREIRA. ASSESSMENT PRACTICES IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A STUDY WITH PORTUGUESE FACULTY. Est. Aval. Educ. [online]. 2023, vol.34, e09219.  Epub Dec 29, 2023. ISSN 1984-932X.  https://doi.org/10.18222/eae.v34.9219_port.

This paper examines the assessment practices and the influence of the Bologna Process in the process of changing practices of faculty from five Portuguese public universities (n = 185). Data were collected through a questionnaire comprising closed and open-ended questions. Findings indicate that Portuguese faculty use a diversity of assessment practices determined more by themselves than by external factors. Differences in assessment practices were found as a result of study cycles and fields of knowledge. This small-scale study suggests that Portuguese faculty have changed their assessment practices, but the impact of the Bologna Process is unclear.

Keywords : ASSESSMENT PRACTICES; BOLOGNA PROCESS; FACULTY; HIGHER EDUCATION.

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