The Competence Screening Questionnaire for Higher Education: Adaptable to the needs of a study programme |
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| Authors: | Evelyn Bergsmann Julia Klug Christoph Burger Nora Först Christiane Spiel |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;2. Office of the Vice-Rectorate for Study Affairs, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austriaevelyn.bergsmann@vetmeduni.ac.at http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5464-3675;3. Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austriahttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6595-4505;4. School of Medical Engineering and Applied Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Linz, Austria |
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| Abstract: | There is a lively discussion on how to evaluate competence-based higher education in both evaluation and competence research. The instruments used are often limited to course evaluation or specific competences, taking a rather narrow perspective. Furthermore, the instruments often comprise predetermined competences that cannot be adapted to higher education needs. The aim of this paper is to provide a flexible screening instrument into which practitioners/evaluators of study programmes can themselves insert the competences they are interested in, i.e. competences students ought to acquire through their study programme. The present study describes the development of the Competence Screening Questionnaire for Higher Education (CSQ-HE) in different domains of higher education. Results show that the CSQ-HE provides plausible screening information whilst fulfilling evaluation standards. It can be integrated into a higher education institution’s internal quality management system to demonstrate a programme’s legitimacy and enhance competence-based teaching and learning. Strengths, weaknesses and implications for practice are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Competence higher education quality management evaluation |
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