Exploring assessment in flexible delivery of vocational education and training programs
Authors:
Patricia Hyde, Berwyn Clayton, Robin Booth
Publication date: 
5 April 2004
Publication type:
Research report
Themes:
Teaching and learning > Student assessment > General
Teaching and learning > Teaching and learning delivery > Flexible and online delivery
ISBN:
1 920895 02 7 print; 1 920895 03 5 web
This report highlights the diversity of assessment methods used in flexible delivery modes of teaching across Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector. While assessment practice is underpinned by training package and course curriculum requirements, other factors influence the methods teachers and assessors choose. These include the availability of qualified workplace assessors, the proximity of students to teachers or assessors, the need to ensure students' work is their own, and the involvement of learners and workplaces in the assessment process. This suggests challenges and opportunities exist for teachers in a competency-based training and assessment system.