The effects of performance-based assessment criteria on student performance and self-assessment skills

Abstract

This study investigated the effect of performance-based versus competence-based assessment criteria on task performance and self-assessment skills among 39 novice secondary vocational education students in the domain of nursing and care. In a performance-based assessment group students are provided with a preset list of performance-based assessment criteria, describing what students should do, for the task at hand. The performance-based group is compared to a competence-based assessment group in which students receive a preset list of competence-based assessment criteria, describing what students should be able to do. The test phase revealed that the performance-based group outperformed the competence-based group on test task performance. In addition, higher performance of the performance-based group was reached with lower reported mental effort during training, indicating a higher instructional efficiency for novice students. © 2010 The Author(s).

Keywords

Author Keywords

task performance Competence-based assessment criteria Mental effort Performance-based assessment criteria Self-assessment skills

Index Keywords

learning female human male questionnaire Humans adolescent Article educational status Students student education nursing education comparative study Educational Measurement task performance cognition Education, Nursing organization Organizational Innovation physiology self evaluation videorecording Self-assessment mental capacity Task Performance and Analysis Questionnaires Mental Competency Videotape Recording

Author Affiliations

Open Universiteit, Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

Open Universiteit, Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands, Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

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The effects of performance-based assessment criteria on student performance and self-assessment skills

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