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FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES.Andy Gritt
Head of Department of History, Languages and Global Cultures
Kevin Gould, SAEM, History
April 2019
DLHE GRADUATE OUTCOMES
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
BA HISTORY FT 48.6 44.6 46.2 46.2 51.5 71.6
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2012 2013 2014 2014 2016 2017
BA History DHLE graduate outcomes (NTU)
2015
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East Midlands
East of England
London
North East
North West
Northern Ireland
Scotland
South East
South West
Wales
West Midlands
Yorkshire and The Humber
History graduates in professional
employment by UK region, 2014/15 to
2016/17
2016/17 2015/16 2014/15
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HEI
Percentage of history graduates in professional employment six
months after graduation by HEI, 2014/15 - 2016/17
(N= 121 HEIs)
2014/15
2015/16
2016/17
NTU
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Dissertation grade and difference between diss grade
and synoptic grade, AAH, 2017/18 (N=448)
Number Percentage
High first 2
Mid first 6
Low first 21
Sub total 29 26.4
High 2:1 23
Mid 2:1 33
Low 2:1 18
Sub total 74 67.3
High 2:2 5
Mid 2:2 1
Low 2:2 0
Sub total 6 5.4
High third 1
Mid third 0
Low third 0
Sub total 1 0.9
Total 110 100
SYNOPTIC RESULTS, BA HISTORY, 2018/19
GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES DIAGNOSTIC TOOLEmbedding employability
Formative assessments
http://tinyurl.com/y5rnqokk
HUMANITIES GRADUATES:
SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES
Taught?
Assessed?
Developed?
DIAGNOSTIC TOOL
• This is not a one-size fits all model
• No preconceived notion of the “ideal graduate”
• Based on a large number of graduate attributes identified by employers and in the academic literature
• Allows for a granular self-assessment of strengths and areas for development
• Attributes, skills and behaviours mapped to the curriculum
DIAGNOSTIC TOOL PREVIEW
http://tinyurl.com/y5rnqokk
Please answer the sample questions –don’t forget to press submit at the end.
Communication and Interpersonal skills (COM)
Communication skills (COM) Personal Attributes (PA)COM1: Explaining complex ideas, theories or information in a writing style geared to the target audience
PA1: Taking responsibility for a group of people
COM2: Presenting to an audience PA2: Managing the delivery of a project / task
COM3: Visual literacy PA3: Motivating and supporting others
COM4: Is able to work with a team of people to achieve a common goal. PA4: Influencing skillsCOM5: Ability to network; ability to make a positive impact on social and professional groups
PA5: Time keeping
COM6: Ability to communicate face to face with individuals or in groups within meetings or other formal professional environments
PA6: Resilience
COM7: Basic IT software: Word, Excel, Outlook, Skype, Powerpoint, image editing software.
PA7: Curiosity
COM8: Social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) PA8: Integrity
COM9: Foreign language skills PA9: Entrepreneurship
Global and Graduate Awareness (GLOB) Cognitive Skills (COG)GLOB1: Experience of working within a professional setting COG1: Critical thinking skillsGLOB2: Ability to apply theory and/or knowledge to practice in a professional setting
COG2: Use of logical thought to solve problems using data or information
GLOB3: Awareness of graduate job opportunities and recruitment processes COG3: Ability to use, analyse and interpret numerical dataGLOB4: Experience of working with people from a different culture/language COG4: Creativity and creative thinkingGLOB5: Willingness to seek experiences of working with people of different cultures/experiences
COG5: Ability to use, analyse and interpret qualitative information
GLOB6: International and cultural awareness; openness to the world
GLOB7: Intercultural awareness and confidenceGLOB8: Understanding and appreciation of social, economic and environmental sustainability issues
GLOB9: International mobility
Communication and Interpersonal skills (COM)
1: basic 2: developing 3: good 4: very strong 5: Exceptional or aspirational
COM1: Explaining complex ideas, theories or information in a writing style geared to the target audience
Is able to communicate in standard English but with limited vocabulary, a basic grasp of complexity and with an unvarying style that is not sensitive to the demand and needs of the reader.
Is able to communicate in written form with a degree of proficiency but can be prone to failing to fully explain complexity or nuance. Can occasionally miss essential details; writing not always well structured. Not always in control of the material.
Is able to write accurate documents with occasional slips in grammar, syntax or punctuation causing occasional lack of clarity of meaning; is unable to confidently vary writing style for the audience.
Is an able communicator in written documents using standard English and accurate terminology, adapting style to suit the audience.
Is a highly accomplished writer able to write clearly, succinctly and in an engaging manner varying writing style, terminology and vocabulary according to the audience.Potentially of publishable quality.
DIAGNOSTIC TOOL IN USE
• Used to assess student progress at cohort level
• Used within tutorials at an individual level
• Mapped across to the curriculum at modular level
• Used in Open Days
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GLOB l4 GLOB L5 GLOB L6 GLOB L7
Global Awareness
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1= Basic
2= Developing
3= Good
4= Very strong
5= exceptional
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COG L4 COG L5 COG L6 COG L7
Cognitive skills
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1= Basic
2= Developing
3= Good
4= Very strong
5= exceptional
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PA L4 PA L5 PAL6 PA L7
Personal Attributes
1 2 3 4 5
1= Basic
2= Developing
3= Good
4= Very strong
5= exceptional
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COM L4 COM L5 COM L6 COM L7
Communciation Skills
1 2 3 4 5
1= Basic
2= Developing
3= Good
4= Very strong
5= exceptional
STUDENT FEEDBACK
STUDENT FEEDBACK
I think that this tool is great to thinking
about where I am now in respect to
different areas and thinking about next steps/further improvements in the
different areas in order to become a
very strong Graduate to organisations
and companies that requires all these
skills in the workplace and
beyond…Overall, it is really useful and
stimulating and would highly
recommend it!
STUDENT FEEDBACK
There is a big jump
between option 4 and 5
maybe there should be 6
options.
Having the
option to
create your
own answer to
the questions
This was too long
and full of jargon. To assess oneself using
these very particular
yet vague
categories is difficult
