Modeling and Measuring Competencies in Higher Education: Approaches to Challenges in Higher Education Policy and Practice - Softcover

Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, Olga; Pant, Hans Anand; Lautenbach, Corinna; Molerov, Dimitar; Toepper, Miriam; Brückner, Sebastian

 
9783658154851: Modeling and Measuring Competencies in Higher Education: Approaches to Challenges in Higher Education Policy and Practice
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3658154853 ISBN 13: 9783658154851
Publisher: Springer VS, 2016

Synopsis

This publication focuses on competency orientation in higher education, illustrating international assessment practices for measuring student learning outcomes. For Germany, the Modeling and Measuring Competencies in Higher Education (KoKoHs) research program contributes exemplary approaches, and solutions to current challenges in higher education. KoKoHs models and tests can be used for entrance examination, formative and summative assessment of domain-specific and generic competencies and as a basis for developing new teaching-and-learning tools and formats promoting these competencies.

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About the Author

Prof. Dr. Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia is Chair of Business and Economics Education at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.

Prof. Dr. Hans Anand Pant is Chair of Research Methods in Education at Humboldt Universitaet Berlin, Germany.

Corinna Lautenbach and Dimitar Molerov are research assistants in the Department of Education Studies at Humboldt Universitaet Berlin.

Miriam Toepper and Dr. Sebastian Brückner are research assistants in the Department of Business and Economics Education at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

From the Back Cover

This publication focuses on competency orientation in higher education, illustrating international assessment practices for measuring student learning outcomes. For Germany, the Modeling and Measuring Competencies in Higher Education (KoKoHs) research program contributes exemplary approaches, and solutions to current challenges in higher education. KoKoHs models and tests can be used for entrance examination, formative and summative assessment of domain-specific and generic competencies and as a basis for developing new teaching-and-learning tools and formats promoting these competencies.


Content

Competency Orientation in Higher Education • International Assessment Practices • Modeling and Measuring Competencies in Germany (KoKoHs) • Challenges in Higher Education and KoKoHs Results • Development Perspectives for Higher Education Research and Practice


Target Groups

Researchers, students, and all stakeholders of higher education policy and practice


The Authors

Prof. Dr. Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia is Chair of Business and Economics Education at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.

Prof. Dr. Hans Anand Pant is Chair of Research Methods in Education at Humboldt Universitaet Berlin, Germany.

Corinna Lautenbach and Dimitar Molerov are research assistants in the Department of Education Studies at Humboldt Universitaet Berlin.

Miriam Toepper and Dr. Sebastian Brückner are research assistants in the Department of Business and Economics Education at Johannes Gutenberg University

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Publisher
Springer VS
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3658154853
ISBN 13 
9783658154851
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
134