Search results

Proceedings of the conference include the following papers: Graded Assessment Pilot Project: an in progress research project report / Carolyn Grayson, Mary O'Callaghan and Leanne Crowe; CEET's stocktake of the economics of education and training / Chris Selby Smith and Fran Ferrier; Mixing methodologies in research / Stewart Hase; The investigation of a structure of corporate governance for the Logistics Education Centre / Romana Wereszczak; Key competencies in Training Packages / Catherine M. Down; School-industry links and the secondary VET teacher perceptions and involvement / Mark Dawson and Emory McLendon; The good, the bad and the ugly: perspectives from three states on the quality of Australia's apprenticeship and traineeship system / Kay Schofield; Informal networks in the diffusion of innovative practice: a case of flexible program delivery / Cliff Trood and Trevor Gale; The nature of the relationship between TAFE NSW and NSW schools in the context of delivering vocational education and training in schools / Patrick Bradbery; Competition, outsourcing and quality issues in the VET sector: an exploratory study / Sherry Saggers, Moira Watson, Lindsay Nicholson and Stuart Boyd; Story telling and the role of the historian in adult and vocational education and training (AVET) research: some recent examples / Peter Rushbrook; Maximising confidence in assessment decision-making: the issues / Berwyn Clayton and Robyn House; New apprentice training in small and medium size enterprises / Brett Freeland and Katrina Ball; Learning approaches, study orientation and readiness for self-directed learning of youth in TAFE / S. C. Choy and B. L. Delahaye; Seeing the forest and the trees: tracking the literature / Trish Carroll; Lifelong learning and student data collection in Australia / Leesa Doughney; Financing cross-sectoral education and training in Australia: some issues / Bruce Chapman, Leesa Doughney and Louise Watson; Using 'consultation' to collect data and conduct VET research - can it be valid and reliable?: a discussion paper / Robin Booth and Sue Roy; An idiographic lens model analysis of student judgements of educational interest / James A. Athanasou; Social dialogue and training / Russell D. Lansbury and Richard Pickersgill; Good practice for on-line delivery of TAFE NSW courses / Wayne Houlden, Michael Pollock, David Frith and Branko Kulevski; What about the backpackers?: the 'knowledge economy' and the international market for skills / Michael Walsh; An economic evaluation of training schools and traditional methods of apprenticeship training / Western Research Institute (WRI), Western Institute of TAFE and Group for Research in Employment and Training (GREAT); Quality in on-line learning: the learner's view / Joan Cashion and Phoebe Palmieri; Relationship between course design, delivery & course outcomes / Janelle Moy; Voices in VET: what is it like to be involved in VET programs in schools?: an apprentice researcher's journey / Annette Green; Doing skills are not enough - coaching in the workplace: a workshop / Anthony M. Grant; Research report on the evaluation of select features of the Department of Defence Civilian Assessment System: October 1999 / Martin Gerada; Mapping articulation pathways in a multi-sectoral campus and its local community / John Skehan; Ethics, empowerment and education: a neo-Aristotelian case for public education and training / David Ardagh; Analysis of students outcomes using Module Load Completion Rate / Judith Uren; The word on the words: producing easy-to-read research reports / Hugh Guthrie; Employment shifts in the TAFE workforce in Victoria, 1993-98 / Chandra Shah.

The issue of graded assessment within competency based training (CBT) has attracted continuing debate since the introduction of competency based training a decade ago. While not supported by national policy there is interest in graded assessment by employers, students and higher education. Swinburne University of Technology, an intersectoral education institution in Victoria, has implemented a Graded Assessment Pilot Project and an applied research project to acknowledge [and] examine the tensions and challenges associated with graded assessment. To assist with the Graded Assessment Pilot Project, the Curriculum and Intersectoral Development Unit has proposed three models of graded assessment within CBT. This paper outlines the work in progress associated with the Graded Assessment Pilot Project and findings to date.