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The role of authentic assessment to preserve academic integrity and promote skill development and employability

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Sotiriadou, Popi, Logan, Danielle, Daly, Amanda, Guest, Ross·2020·Studies in Higher Education

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Promoting authenticity and academic integrity in assessment continues to present a priority for educational institutions. Besides providing the foundation for high academic standards and best practice, authentic assessments and academic integrity enrich students with skills that advance their employability. Given the multilayered significance of, and need for promoting academic integrity, this study used a suite of scaffolded authentic assessments that culminated with interactive oral examinations. A survey evaluated the effectiveness of interactive oral exams in offering authentic assessments that would prevent students from engaging in academic misconduct and help them improve their skill and employability prospects. The results show that scaffolded assessment tasks that include interactive orals help prevent academic misconduct. The more relevant the assessment to real-world scenarios, the less likely students are to engage in misconduct. Additionally, interactive oral exams enabled students to develop their professional identity and awareness, and communications skills, and help promote employability.

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Authors
Sotiriadou, P., Logan, D., Daly, A., & Guest, R.
Affiliations
  • Griffith University (AU)
  • Learning & Teaching Consultant (Design), Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia
Corresponding author
Sotiriadou, Popi
Venue
Studies in Higher Education
Published
2019-02-26
Volume
45
Issue
11
Pages
2132-2148
ISSN
  • 0307-5079 (ISSN-L)
  • 1470-174X
OpenAlex
W2917546397
Cited by
265
References
36
Citations by year
2026: 37 · 2025: 49 · 2024: 51 · 2023: 56 · 2022: 31 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 14 · 2018: 1
FWCI
31.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Studies in Higher Education (publishedVersion)
  • Griffith Research Online (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Academic integrity and plagiarism
  • Social Sciences › Education › Student Assessment and Feedback
  • Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education and Employability
Keywords
authentic assessment, academic integrity, academic misconduct, employability, skill development, professional identity, communication skills, higher education assessment

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