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Conscientising the subjectivity of national moderation processes

Amali Fonseka
Stephanie Gourdie
Faculty of Applied Management, The Waikato Polytechnic,
Hamilton, New Zealand


Evaluation processes in education are considered necessary to achieve accountability between Institutions delivering courses for a national qualification and the national body who accredits the Institutions. Society's perception of a fair evaluation process is that it should be objective but, by their very nature, evaluation processes are subjective. The purpose of the paper is to conscientise (raise awareness to make improvements) the subjectivity of evaluation processes. The authors experiences and reflections of a moderation process were drawn upon to illustrate the subjectivity of the process.

It was found that when people are involved in evaluation processes there cannot be absolute objectivity. However, accountability and fairness can still be achieved but it is necessary to first raise the awareness of the subjectivity of evaluation processes and to then promote critique and dialogue. Thus, leading to improvements to evaluation process and the quality of courses.

Contact person: Amali Fonseka. Email: bsafa@twp.ac.nz
Voice: 00 64 07 834 8800 ext 8916 Fax: 00 64 07 834 8802

Please cite as: Fonseka, A. and Gourdie, S. (2000). Conscientising the subjectivity of national moderation processes. In Flexible Learning for a Flexible Society, Proceedings of ASET-HERDSA 2000 Conference. Toowoomba, Qld, 2-5 July. ASET and HERDSA. http://cleo.murdoch.edu.au/gen/aset/confs/aset-herdsa2000/abstracts/fonseka-abs.html


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