enquiry into the nature of external examining探讨外部检查的性质

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1、ENQUIRYINTOTHENATUREOFEXTERNALEXAMININGFinalreportJuly2004Researchteam:AndrewHannanProfessorofEducationandResearchCo-ordinatorforEducationalDevelopment,UniversityofPlymouthHaroldSilverVisitingProfessorofHigherEducation,UniversityofPlymouth66CONTENTSExecutivesummary31.Introd

2、uction72.Whybeanexternalexaminer?123.Downside…upside154.Attributes185.Studentlearning236.Induction247.Roles288.Thepowerandinfluenceofexternalexaminers369.Reports4010.Recognitionbyhomeinstitution4511.Improvingthefunction,supportingexternalexaminers47AppendixA:interviewschedu

3、leforindividualexternalexaminers57AppendixB:interviewscheduleforadministrators/managers60AppendixC:interviewscheduleforexternalnotemployedinHE62AppendixD:agendaforfocusgroupdiscussion63AppendixE:invitationtoparticipate64AppendixF:ethicsprotocol6566ANEXECUTIVESUMMARY1Introdu

4、ctionThisprojectwasundertakenbetweenJanuaryandJuly2004.Itfocusedonthenatureofexternalexaminingin12institutionsofhighereducation(HE)fromacrosstheUK,threeofwhichwerecollegesofHE,fourofwhichwere‘old’(pre1992)universitiesandfiveofwhichwere‘new’(post1992)universities.Therewere34

5、interviewswithindividualexternalexaminersand12withmembersofstaffwithmanagerial/administrativeresponsibilityforexaminingarrangements(oneofthesetakingplacewithtwopeoplewhosharedthisrole).Inadditioninformationwasgatheredfromatotalof11peoplewhoattendedthreefocusgroups(oneoffive

6、peopleandtheothertwoofthreepeopleeach),15whoattendedasubjectcentre‘expertseminar’andfivewhowerepresentataprofessionaldevelopmentevent(oneofwhomalsoattendedafocusgroup).The34externalexaminerswhowereinterviewedindividuallycamefrom30differentinstitutions.Sixteenofthem(47%)were

7、fromolduniversities,13(38%)fromnewuniversities,four(12%)fromcollegesofHEandone(3%)wasapractitionernotemployedbyanHEinstitution.Twentyweremaleand14female.TheyexaminedacrosstheHEcurriculum(nineinartsandhumanities,teninsocialscienceandbusiness,nineinscience,technologyandengine

8、eringandsixinprofessionalareassuchaslaw,education,socialworkandhealth).Amongstthei