Enhancing student performance and employability through the use of authentic assessment techniques in extra and co-curricular activities (ECCAs)
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Berger, D. and Wild, Charles 2016. Enhancing student performance and employability through the use of authentic assessment techniques in extra and co-curricular activities (ECCAs). The Law Teacher. 51 (4), pp. 428-439. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2016.1201745
Authors | Berger, D. and Wild, Charles |
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Abstract | The paper advocates the use of authentic assessment techniques, delivered in extra and co-curricular activities (ECCAs), to augment and improve student performance on academic law degree programmes. A combination of formative and summative methods in ECCA assessment provides the optimum environment to measure and improve the crucial critical reasoning skill – the key transferable skill to academic degree success. This skill, when developed in students, is also highly prized by prospective employers, and therefore, the use of authentic assessment improves graduate employability rates. |
Keywords | Authentic assessment; student performance; student employability; legal education; summative and formative assessment |
Journal | The Law Teacher |
Journal citation | 51 (4), pp. 428-439 |
ISSN | 1943-0353 |
0306-9400 | |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis for Association of Law Teachers |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2016.1201745 |
Web address (URL) | https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2016.1201745 |
Publication dates | |
01 Sep 2016 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 26 Jan 2017 |
Accepted | 12 Jun 2016 |
Accepted | 12 Jun 2016 |
Copyright information | © 2016 The Association of Law Teachers. |
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