Nolan, SA, Bakker, HE, Cranney, J, Hulme, JA and Dunn, D (2021) Project Assessment: An international perspective. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, 6 (3). pp. 185-197. ISSN 2332-2101

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Abstract

Project Assessment is an American Psychological Association (APA, 2018) initiative aimed at facilitating assessment of the five Comprehensive Learning Goals of the APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major (2013). We believe that Project Assessment holds great promise for both U.S. and international use; moreover, we suggest that Project Assessment can benefit from consideration of international assessment initiatives, particularly those aimed at increasing mobility in our interconnected world. Internationally, particularly in Europe where all but one country adheres to the Bologna Process and many countries adhere to the related EuroPsy guidelines, assessment of psychology higher education is driven by a broader range of stakeholders than is typically considered in the U.S. Indeed, Bologna countries explicitly consider input from external stakeholders such as employers when developing curricula and assessing outcomes, and they prioritize the assessment of skills at least as much as knowledge. In this paper, we outline the Bologna Process, EuroPsy, and similar collaborative agreements in other world regions. We highlight what the U.S. can learn from these projects, particularly the involvement of a broader range of stakeholders and an emphasis on mobility of degrees and graduates. While doing so, we explore evidence on internationally implemented assessment practices and on the extent to which harmonized curricula and assessment practices have increased mobility. As many world regions pursue Bologna-like structures, often with funding from the European Union, we believe that it is essential that those pursuing U.S. initiatives like Project Assessment actively join the global conversation about higher education in psychology.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: The final version of this accepted manuscript can be found online with all relevant information at; https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2Fstl0000217
Uncontrolled Keywords: assessment, international, Bologna Process, Tuning, harmonization
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Faculty of Natural Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Symplectic
Date Deposited: 19 Jun 2020 15:32
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2021 13:32
URI: https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/8217

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