{"id":6529,"date":"2021-08-21T22:57:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T19:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conferences.tiu.edu.iq\/vesal\/?page_id=6529"},"modified":"2021-08-22T00:47:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-21T21:47:53","slug":"vesal2021v9","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.tiu.edu.iq\/vesal\/vesal2021v9\/","title":{"rendered":"vesal2021v9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>GIVING EVERY STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED: An Analysis of Students Integrated (written and oral) Assessment at TISHK International University-Erbil<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Neville D\u2019Cunha<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">International Relations &amp; Diplomacy Department,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">TISHK International University-Erbil, Iraq<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Email: <a href=\"mailto:neville.dcunha@tiu.edu.iq\"><strong>neville.dcunha@tiu.edu.iq<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aim:<\/strong> This article reports on findings from work at TISHK International University-Erbil (TIU) as part of research undertaken to assess the conceptual understanding and critical thinking abilities of undergraduate students through integrated (written and oral) assessment. The research had two purposes: (1) to measure the various elements of students written and oral works; and (2) to use these common elements to address the soft-skills development issues of students and create opportunities for every student to succeed both in assessment and skill development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Methodology:<\/strong> 4-Year Degree program students take core courses and their assessment is divided into 40% Formative and 60% Summative. In the 2019 Spring Semester 100 students (59% male and 41% female) were included using a comprehensive sampling method comprising 4 classes of TIU for the research purpose. The 4 cohorts\u2019 formative (continuous) assessments data of written and oral coursework was collated and compared for measures of academic performance elements and how course activities and assignments promoted students\u2019 soft skills development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Outcomes: <\/strong>Data sets were analyzed using frequency distribution tables to identify predictive patterns of students\u2019 conceptual understanding and critical thinking skills. The findings indicate a significant difference among students\u2019 skill sets. Students\u2019 scores were: <strong>Novice<\/strong> <strong>0-65% \u2264 (written) w 57% | (oral) o 47%; Beginner 66-75% \u2264 w 22% | o 27%; Competent 76-85% \u2264 w 14% | o 11%; Proficient 86-100% \u2264 w 7% | o 15%. <\/strong>Results indicate that assessing students without knowing the level of student\u2019s personal development had a negative effect on students\u2019 performance. There was also a relationship between written and oral assignments scores and students\u2019 levels of personal development with regards to the acquisition of soft skills that clearly reflected in their overall formative score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Significance: <\/strong>Formative assessments are a valuable indicator to identify competencies of students and recognize who is doing well and who is most vulnerable and at risk of failing the course. Results from this study is significant to Course Coordinators in Kurdistan higher education in enabling them to create learning and skilling opportunities for students so that they succeed both in their education and in the real world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords:<\/strong>\u00a0Formative Assessment,\u00a0Conceptual understanding, Critical thinking, Student\u2019s Personal Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>doi:10.23918\/vesal<\/strong>2021v9<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIVING EVERY STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED: An Analysis of Students Integrated (written and oral) Assessment at TISHK International University-Erbil Neville D\u2019Cunha International Relations &amp; Diplomacy Department, TISHK International University-Erbil, Iraq Email: neville.dcunha@tiu.edu.iq Abstract Aim: This article reports on findings from work at TISHK International University-Erbil (TIU) as part of research undertaken to assess the conceptual &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6529","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>vesal2021v9 - VESAL TIU<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/conferences.tiu.edu.iq\/vesal\/vesal2021v9\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"vesal2021v9 - VESAL TIU\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GIVING EVERY STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED: An Analysis of Students Integrated (written and oral) Assessment at TISHK International University-Erbil Neville D\u2019Cunha International Relations &amp; 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