Student evaluation of teaching is a multipurpose tool that aims to improve and assure educational quality. Improved teaching and student learning are central to educational enhancement. However, use of evaluation data for these purposes is less robust than expected. This paper explores how students and teachers perceive how different student evaluation methods at a Norwegian university invite students ...

This qualitative study explores aspects of formative peer assessment through looking at teachers’ and students’ perceptions and practices. The study takes place in a first semester course, where mastering peer assessment was a learning outcome and where formative peer assessment was designed into the course plan as a learning activity. Empirical material is derived from observing two seminar groups ...

I Stortingsmelding «Kultur for kvalitet i høyere utdanning» (Meld. St. 16, 2016–2017) stilles det krav til at alle universitet og høyskoler innen 2 år skal etablere et system for pedagogisk merittering. Ved UiT Norges arktiske universitet (UiT) er pedagogisk merittering iverksatt som et 5-årig pilotprosjekt fra 2016. Intensjonen med et pedagogisk meritteringssystem er å belønne og gi inspirasjon ...

Three years after the introduction of a strategic plan for teaching and learning within a Norwegian university faculty, ten stakeholders (e.g. heads of departments, administrative leaders) were interviewed about how they understood and endorsed the strategy, aiming to identify and analyse factors that hindered and/or facilitated its successful adoption. <p>Findings indicate that the ...

Many documents are produced in evaluation processes; documentation of student evaluation can therefore be time-consuming. Nevertheless, we have little knowledge about how these documents are used. This paper is based upon analysis of documents that direct and report on internal student evaluation practice at a Norwegian university. Interviews with academics and students are used as supplementary ...

This article focuses on teachers’ experiences in implementing peer assessment with first semester students. It explores the relationship between teachers’ conceptions of teaching and their approach to peer assessment, where both conceptions and approaches are described as being either learning focused or content focused. Drawing upon analysis of interviews with eight teachers, the study found ...