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Promoting Higher Quality

Promoting Higher Quality. OHT 1.1. Session 1. Introduction to the Academic Review : Context and Purpose. OHT 1.2. Academic Review 2000-6 Key Features of Subject Review. Accountability Better, more accessible public information about quality and standards

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Promoting Higher Quality

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  1. Promoting Higher Quality QAA/HESDA Academic Reviewer Training

  2. OHT 1.1 Session 1 Introduction to the Academic Review : Context and Purpose QAA/HESDA Academic Reviewer Training

  3. OHT 1.2 Academic Review 2000-6Key Features of Subject Review • Accountability • Better, more accessible public information about quality and standards • Enhancement of the quality of educational provision and of academic standards QAA/HESDA Academic Reviewer Training

  4. OHT 1.3 Academic Review 2000-6Key Features of Subject Review • Part of an integrated method of review of overall quality and standards (HEIs only) • Peer review • Self-evaluation • Review against broad aims of the provision • Review over an extended period • Subject benchmarks • ‘Scope and preference’ survey • Initial and institutional profiles • Differentiated judgements on three aspects of quality • Threshold judgements on academic standards • Academic review report • Subject overview reports. QAA/HESDA Academic Reviewer Training

  5. OHT 1.4 QAA/HESDA Academic Reviewer Training

  6. OHT 1.8 Judgements on Academic Standards • A single threshold judgement – either confidence or no confidence • In certain circumstances: limited confidence • A separate judgement can be made for a single programme QAA/HESDA Academic Reviewer Training

  7. OHT 1.9 Judgements on Academic Standards should confirm that: • Applicable subject benchmarks are reflected appropriately in the programme specifications • The content, design and organisation of the curriculum are adequate to achieve the intended programme outcomes • Curriculum content is appropriate to each stage of the programme and to the level of the award • Assessment is designed appropriately to measure achievement of the intended outcomes • Student achievement matches the intended outcomes and level of the award QAA/HESDA Academic Reviewer Training

  8. OHT 1.10 Judgements on the Quality of Learning Opportunities [1] • A differentiated judgement – either commendable or approved or failing QAA/HESDA Academic Reviewer Training

  9. OHT 1.11 Judgements on the Quality of Learning Opportunities [2] Judgements are applied separately to each of three aspects • teaching and learning • student progression • learning resources Separate judgements can be made for each named award QAA/HESDA Academic Reviewer Training

  10. OHT 1.12 Judgements on the Quality of Learning Opportunities [3] EXEMPLARY with commendable category • represents sector-leading best practice AND • is worthy of dissemination and emulation, AND • makes a significant contribution to the success of the provision under review Incidental or marginal features do not qualify for designation as ‘exemplary’ QAA/HESDA Academic Reviewer Training

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