Student assessment Research findings

1. Student assessmentResearch findings Zadar – Tempus projectReform of Croatian legal education

2. Research methodology Ana Barić, LL.B. (in spe)

3. basic framework • questionnaire with 80 questions • 17 exams with written and oral part of the exam • 12 oral exams • 10 students conducting research • 76 professors included in the research • exam terms in January and February • around 300 student working hours altogether

4. Provisional and incompleteresults arising from the questionnaire Prof. Dr. Alan Uzelac

5. Methods analysis of the annual statistics (24.602 exams) analysis of one exam term (February) (3.760 applications,1.809 exams) Parts of evaluation preparation for exams applications for examination techniques of examination oral/written applied methods of examination publicity results Elements of the research

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7. Preparation for the examsIs teaching useful at all?

9. Seminarists’ privileges?

10. Techniques of examinationWriting v. Orality

11. Methods of written tests • Written test: 17 courses (v. 12) • Anonymous: none (at the term) • Multi-part (test and essay): 5 (yes) v. 12 (no) • Quitting without fall: 5 (no) v. 12 (yes) • Types of written tests: • multiple choice (28); • filling-in the form (22); • essays (10) • longer questions (7) • shorter questions (20)

12. Methods of oral examination

13. Methods of oral examination

14. Relation of written and oral part • Common elements • pass at written part necessary for taking of the oral examination • minor exceptions • (new) statutory option for examination boards • borderline cases • The meaning of pass at written exam? • possible options • only ticket to oral part • correction of grading • great influence on grading • automatic pass • with the grade from the written part • with only the passing grade • differences even within the same course

15. Publicity of exams

16. Announcing the written test results

17. Publicity of oral examination • generally, exams are made in public • first layer: students who take the exam • group exams – 7 (individual); 65 (other students who take the exam present) • second layer: other interested students • 5 reported cases of no public at the oral examination • reasons stated: • request of the teacher (1) • request of the student (1) • other (alleged lack of space) - 3

19. Results

20. First to last year of study – average success 2,82 3,15 3,02 2,80

21. Comparison: annual and monthly statistics Compatibility grades during the year to the grades on this term

22. Grades: percentage of success 1 5 2 4 3 2 3 4 5 1

23. Success/methods Grades regarding if the exam is only oral or written and oral

24. Success in individual courses

25. Reliability of comparison – negative grades

26. Success in individual courses

27. Diploma (final exam) – success story

28. Number of defended final papers

29. Diploma (final exam) – success story

30. Output: number of graduated students

31. Final Questionsfor not so Final Solution Prof. Dr. Hrvoje Sikirić

32. Open questions ??????????? • Teaching (lectures, seminars) / Exams • Number of exam terms per year, plan of terms • Avoiding overlapping of terms • Distribution of exams into subsections • Techniques of examination – writing v. orality • Written exams – Standards – unanimity v. diversity • Anonymity • Structure – questions, case analysis, essays • Evaluation – grading, selectiveness • Duration • Oral exams • Ensuring objectivity? • Publicity • Diploma exam • Writing standards • Evaluation

33. Thank you for your attention!