Solving the mystery about the factors conditioning higher education students' assessment: Finland versus Spain

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to compare the assessment in two subjects of the Business Administration Degree between Finland and Spain and, second, to test whether there are factors such as gender, age, subject, students’ motivation, or preferences that may have an impact o...

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Autores: Camacho Miñano, Juana María Del Mar, Del Campo Campos, Cristina, Urquía Grande, María Elena, Pascual Ezama, David, Akpinar, Murat, Rivero Rodríguez, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/8121
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Assessment
EHEA
Coursework
Final examination
Active learning.
Aprendizaje
Enseñanza universitaria
6104.03 Leyes del Aprendizaje
5801.08 Enseñanza Programada
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spelling Solving the mystery about the factors conditioning higher education students' assessment: Finland versus SpainCamacho Miñano, Juana María Del MarDel Campo Campos, CristinaUrquía Grande, María ElenaPascual Ezama, DavidAkpinar, MuratRivero Rodríguez, CarlosAssessmentEHEACourseworkFinal examinationActive learning.AprendizajeEnseñanza universitaria6104.03 Leyes del Aprendizaje5801.08 Enseñanza ProgramadaPurpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to compare the assessment in two subjects of the Business Administration Degree between Finland and Spain and, second, to test whether there are factors such as gender, age, subject, students’ motivation, or preferences that may have an impact on the assessment. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was designed for students enrolled in Statistics and Financial Accounting subjects in the two universities, and multivariate statistical analysis was run. Findings – First, coursework marks are higher than the final examination marks. In both universities and subjects, learning is enhanced by student involvement in coursework activities that are directly related to the learning outcomes. Second, there are differences in assessment by culture, gender, and type of subject. Finnish students are more used to work in teams and apply varied teaching resources than Spanish students. Research limitations/implications – The sample size and the analyses are from two subjects in two universities. More similar studies are needed to generalize the findings. Practical implications – There are several implications for Higher Education. First, university policymakers should design training courses on the good implementation of new assessment processes and criteria in order to align learning objectives and assessment criteria. Second, teachers from different countries should openly discuss their manner of assessment and promote creativity and innovation in their methodologies to assess learning outcomes. Third, students should engage with deeper learning and competence development in subjects. This will contribute to their future employability. Originality/value – Our findings not only question the concept of assessment validity and the compulsory relationship between assessment and learning but also provide suggestions to improve assessment criteria.EmeraldUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20202020-01-0120202020-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/8121reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/81212026-06-02T12:44:21Z
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title Solving the mystery about the factors conditioning higher education students' assessment: Finland versus Spain
spellingShingle Solving the mystery about the factors conditioning higher education students' assessment: Finland versus Spain
Camacho Miñano, Juana María Del Mar
Assessment
EHEA
Coursework
Final examination
Active learning.
Aprendizaje
Enseñanza universitaria
6104.03 Leyes del Aprendizaje
5801.08 Enseñanza Programada
title_short Solving the mystery about the factors conditioning higher education students' assessment: Finland versus Spain
title_full Solving the mystery about the factors conditioning higher education students' assessment: Finland versus Spain
title_fullStr Solving the mystery about the factors conditioning higher education students' assessment: Finland versus Spain
title_full_unstemmed Solving the mystery about the factors conditioning higher education students' assessment: Finland versus Spain
title_sort Solving the mystery about the factors conditioning higher education students' assessment: Finland versus Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Camacho Miñano, Juana María Del Mar
Del Campo Campos, Cristina
Urquía Grande, María Elena
Pascual Ezama, David
Akpinar, Murat
Rivero Rodríguez, Carlos
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author_facet Camacho Miñano, Juana María Del Mar
Del Campo Campos, Cristina
Urquía Grande, María Elena
Pascual Ezama, David
Akpinar, Murat
Rivero Rodríguez, Carlos
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Urquía Grande, María Elena
Pascual Ezama, David
Akpinar, Murat
Rivero Rodríguez, Carlos
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Assessment
EHEA
Coursework
Final examination
Active learning.
Aprendizaje
Enseñanza universitaria
6104.03 Leyes del Aprendizaje
5801.08 Enseñanza Programada
topic Assessment
EHEA
Coursework
Final examination
Active learning.
Aprendizaje
Enseñanza universitaria
6104.03 Leyes del Aprendizaje
5801.08 Enseñanza Programada
description Purpose – The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to compare the assessment in two subjects of the Business Administration Degree between Finland and Spain and, second, to test whether there are factors such as gender, age, subject, students’ motivation, or preferences that may have an impact on the assessment. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was designed for students enrolled in Statistics and Financial Accounting subjects in the two universities, and multivariate statistical analysis was run. Findings – First, coursework marks are higher than the final examination marks. In both universities and subjects, learning is enhanced by student involvement in coursework activities that are directly related to the learning outcomes. Second, there are differences in assessment by culture, gender, and type of subject. Finnish students are more used to work in teams and apply varied teaching resources than Spanish students. Research limitations/implications – The sample size and the analyses are from two subjects in two universities. More similar studies are needed to generalize the findings. Practical implications – There are several implications for Higher Education. First, university policymakers should design training courses on the good implementation of new assessment processes and criteria in order to align learning objectives and assessment criteria. Second, teachers from different countries should openly discuss their manner of assessment and promote creativity and innovation in their methodologies to assess learning outcomes. Third, students should engage with deeper learning and competence development in subjects. This will contribute to their future employability. Originality/value – Our findings not only question the concept of assessment validity and the compulsory relationship between assessment and learning but also provide suggestions to improve assessment criteria.
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