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TY - JOUR
T1 - Enigmatic variations
T2 - honours degree assessment regulations in the UK
AU - Yorke, Mantz
AU - Woolf, Harvey
AU - Stowell, Marie
AU - Allen, Rick
AU - Haines, Chris
AU - Redding, Marian
AU - Scurry, Dave
AU - Taylor-Russell, Graham
AU - Turnbull, Wayne
AU - Walker, Lawrie
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - The debate in the UK about the continued existence of the honours degree classification led to a survey of the assessment regulations in 35 varied higher education institutions. This revealed considerable variation in the way in which honours degree classifications are determined, and also in the handling of weak performances by students. Such variability, deriving from a system in which institutional autonomy is to the fore, raises a question about equitability in the treatment of students. A brief allusion is made to the variability in assessment regulations in the US and Australia.
AB - The debate in the UK about the continued existence of the honours degree classification led to a survey of the assessment regulations in 35 varied higher education institutions. This revealed considerable variation in the way in which honours degree classifications are determined, and also in the handling of weak performances by students. Such variability, deriving from a system in which institutional autonomy is to the fore, raises a question about equitability in the treatment of students. A brief allusion is made to the variability in assessment regulations in the US and Australia.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-2273.2008.00389.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-2273.2008.00389.x
M3 - Journal article
VL - 62
SP - 157
EP - 180
JO - Higher Education Quarterly
JF - Higher Education Quarterly
SN - 0951-5224
IS - 3
ER -