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This paper shows the research deficits on “the Assessment of (Domain-specific and Generic) Competencies among Students and Graduates of Different Fields” at a European level (incl. Germany). Although the assessment of competencies has become central in the course of the TIMSS and PISA study at a school level, it has been fairly neglected in the higher education sector. In this globalized knowledge-based society, professional requirements to the labor market change rapidly and become increasin...This paper shows the research deficits on “the Assessment of (Domain-specific and Generic) Competencies among Students and Graduates of Different Fields” at a European level (incl. Germany). Although the assessment of competencies has become central in the course of the TIMSS and PISA study at a school level, it has been fairly neglected in the higher education sector. In this globalized knowledge-based society, professional requirements to the labor market change rapidly and become increasingly complex. Therefore, the higher education sector and subsequent formal and informal (further) educational processes should be included more in (comparative) research under the guiding principle of “lifelong learning.” Effectiveness has to be tested in order to find evidence of actual output or outcome of a still heterogeneous higher education landscape – despite educational policy efforts. Subsequently, structural and individual improvements can be made. The state of research shows that competence assessment among students and graduates sets complex demands for assessment and evaluation methods. Nonetheless, the numerous international research studies show that these demands can be met with relatively high efforts.» weiterlesen» einklappen

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DFG Fachgebiet:
Erziehungswissenschaft und Bildungsforschung

DDC Sachgruppe:
Erziehung, Schul- und Bildungswesen