{"id":3570,"date":"2016-06-27T08:20:36","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T08:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cel\/?p=3570"},"modified":"2016-06-27T09:16:39","modified_gmt":"2016-06-27T09:16:39","slug":"international-students-guide-to-assessment-and-feedback-methods-procedures-and-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/2016\/06\/27\/international-students-guide-to-assessment-and-feedback-methods-procedures-and-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"International students\u2019 guide to assessment and feedback methods, procedures and practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Milena Bobeva and her team provide an update on\u00a0a project titled &#8220;International students\u2019 guide to assessment and feedback methods, procedures and practice&#8221;. The project which was supported by the CEL Fusion Investment Fund explores\u00a0the experiences of international students with\u00a0assessment and feedback procedures at Bournemouth University. The research team behind this project consists\u00a0of students and staff members. Students have an equitable role in the design, practice, and dissemination of this research project. The research itself was split into four stages, and student team-members have each taken responsibility for one of these stages.\u00a0In this project,\u00a0through a co-investigatory\u00a0approach,\u00a0we aimed to gain a more sensitive appreciation for the ways in which student assessment and feedback affects international students specifically.<\/p>\n<p>It has already been identified that international students may have preexisting experience with non-UK Higher Education, and therefore there expectations may be different than non-international students.\u00a0Given these different expectations\u00a0there is a need for tailored\u00a0supporting\u00a0material\u00a0to\u00a0familiarize\u00a0International Students with\u00a0UK Higher Education procedures. Therefore, in addition to understanding international student experiences a key outcome of this project will be a multimedia\u00a0Assessment and Feedback Guide for International Students. Moreover, it is intended that the research team will\u00a0disseminate\u00a0these findings through a CEL workshop, to contribute to the existing practices of teaching staff.<\/p>\n<p>At this stage, we have identified several key findings regarding the experiences of international students. In general, these findings relate to the ability to access relevant information, the inconsistency of\u00a0lecturers\u00a0approach \/ implementation of guidelines, and a student-prioritization\u00a0of marks and marking criteria. An overview of our interim findings below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International students are generally aware of the assessment policies, however, they require\u00a0on-going support with the UK academic system throughout the duration of their course<\/li>\n<li>International students are not satisfied with the level of feedback they receive<\/li>\n<li>There are inconsistencies between BU\u2019s policies and several tutor\u2019s perspectives in terms of assessment and feedback, and even the assessment criteria is different\u00a0among\u00a0different tutors.<\/li>\n<li>International students have doubts about the effectiveness of second markers<\/li>\n<li>International Students mostly depends on the unit guides and their tutors rather than BU\u2019s assessment policies to obtain an overview of every single unit related rules and regulations during the course.<\/li>\n<li>International students are generally satisfied with the transparency of assessment procedures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A key output from this project is a multimedia Assessment and Feedback Guide. Our findings so far have directly contributed to the initial design of the guide and this guide is receiving ongoing feedback from international students. Below is an overview of the design principles the guide will adhere to, based on the research and feedback from\u00a0international\u00a0students:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability\u00a0to view, interact (interactive links) and download from the world wide web<\/li>\n<li>Focus on more visual and infographic representations rather than text<\/li>\n<li>Personsalied through including tips and\u00a0advice\u00a0from existing students<\/li>\n<li>Clean and vibrant tone in colour to attract student\u2019s attention<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More information on the project can be gotten by contacting the investigating team comprising of<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Principal Investigator:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:mbobeva@bournemouth.ac.uk\">Milena Bobeva<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<em>Principle Academic,\u00a0Faculty of Management;\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Co-Investigators:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"mailto:pwilkinson@bournemouth.ac.uk\">Phil Wilkinson<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0<em>Research Engineer,\u00a0Faculty of Media and Communications;\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ciayi Lim &#8211; <em>MBA Student,\u00a0Faculty of Management;\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Ifeoma\u00a0Onyejekwe &#8211; <em>MBA Student,\u00a0Faculty of Management;<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Hang Phan &#8211; <em>MBA Student,\u00a0Faculty of Management;\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Milena Bobeva and her team provide an update on\u00a0a project titled &#8220;International students\u2019 guide to assessment and feedback methods, procedures and practice&#8221;. The project which was supported by the CEL Fusion Investment Fund explores\u00a0the experiences of international students with\u00a0assessment and feedback procedures at Bournemouth University. 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