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Master’s Dissertation during Study Abroad: Supervision and Assessment
This Education Tip outlines the key points to consider when supervising a Master's dissertation 'with an international component'.
What is a Master's Dissertation 'with an International Component'?An increasing number of students choose to combine their Master's dissertation with studying and staying abroad. In addition to the content-related …
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Exam marks: how do you access the distribution of marks in Oasis?
As lecturer-in-charge, you can request the distribution of marks for your course unit via Oasis. Programmes can also request the distribution of marks for all course units of the programme. On this basis, the assessment practice can be discussed in the study programme committee, assessment committee, examination committee or academic …
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Work Placement: Points to Consider for Study Programmes
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Special Status and (Exam) Accommodations: Regulations, Procedures and House Rules
An overview of the various special statuses and corresponding information for students can be found on the student portal.
The procedures for applying for and granting special status and (examination) accommodations are run entirely through OASIS.
Allocating and Linking Exam Accommodations If the Director of Education … Read more -
Grade Conversion at Ghent University
What?
The way grades are awarded abroad (and at universities in the French Community) may differ from grading practices at Ghent University. A transparent conversion into Ghent University examination marks is therefore necessary. Ghent University is an international forerunner in terms of ECTS and aims to apply ECTS methodology …
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Active Teaching: What is the ACTIVO Project?
You might already be a great supporter of active teaching and active learning, or you might even implement active teaching and assessment methods in your own teaching practice. With the ACTIVO project Ghent University aims for a university-wide implementation of active teaching. This Education Tip describes how Ghent University gives …
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Virtual Reality? For Real! A Education Innovation Project
The Faculty of Sciences' 2017 education innovation project Virtual Reality (VR) offers a unique way of turning abstract concepts and phenomena into something concrete by means of direct sensory experiences. Read about he project's findings below.
What is Captain Einstein?The Faculty of Sciences experimented with its own …
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Assessing: Taking into Account Students’ Previous Exam Results?
Can you take your students' previous exam results into account? The answer to that question is an unequivocal 'no'. This Education Tip explains why.
What is the Objective of Assessing?When you assess students, you consider to what extent they attain the pre-determined course competencies of your course …
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Ghent University Education Support Services
Ghent University’s training offer has evolved considerably over the years. This is due to a confluence of events, such as the implementation of Ghent University’s Quality Assurance Conduct 2.0, the covid-induced transition from on-campus to online and blended teaching, a newly founded collaboration network through the European Enlight Consortium and …
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Response Lecture (Online)
What is it?
During a response or interaction lecture, students discuss and delve into structured subject matter, they answer questions related to this subject matter and, conversely, you offer them an explicit opportunity to ask you, the teacher, about any uncertainties. Since a response lecture falls under the heading …
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Assessment Principles
On 6 November 2014, the Education Council adopted a favourable position on a set of 17 assessment principles. This set contains general principles on how to assess students in view of the final exam mark.
The 17 assessment principles are an operationalization of Ghent University's Assessment Concept and Assessment …
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The Study Programme’s Vision, Mission Statement and Programme-specific Learning Outcomes
What?
A study programme’s vision and competencies (or learning outcomes) comprise its profile, position, content-related focus and strategic choices and comply with Ghent University’s vision of premium-quality education. Drawing up a vision text and a set of programme-specific competencies (or learning outcomes) requires input from stakeholders like the students, …
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“First-Class Icebreakers”: Suggestions for Small and Large Student Groups
Icebreakers are a way of welcoming students and giving them the opportunity to get to know each other. The use of an icebreaker can make it easier for students to reach out to each other, and the lecturer, more easily afterwards.
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Deferred Exam: When is a Student's Absence Legitimate?
What are legitimate reasons for a student to be absent from an exam and be entitled to a deferred exam? What are not legitimate reasons? You will find out in this Education Tip.
What are Legitimate Reasons of Absence from Exams?If a student is absent on the …
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Heterogeneous student groups: how do you deal with them?
Do you notice different levels of ability amongst students when you lecture or guide them? This education tip gives you several practical suggestions on how to respond to that heterogeneity.
What are 'heterogeneous student groups'?Different student characteristics can be the cause of a heterogeneous group. These …
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Skills Test: an Assessment Situation Close to Professional Practice
Would you like students to demonstrate their skills? Take advantage of a skills test!
What is a Skills Test?A skills test is an assessment situation during which students demonstrate certain practical skills relevant to professional practice. This can be a general or very specific skill.
For …
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Educational Quality Assurance Unit: Procedures and Improvement Policy
The following education tip provides inspiration to write Chapter 'Educational Quality Assurance Unit: Procedures and Improvement Policy' of the Faculty Monitor. If applicable, separate suggestions are given for the PLAN and the DO. Plan
Describe the faculty’s vision on the role of the EQCU (Dutch: CKO) in faculty …
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How to Efficiently Check Work Placement Documents?
Work placement folders or portfolios are often used as instruments to supervise and assess work placements. A considerable disadvantage of these, however, is that they take a lot of time to check afterwards. Try to find a balance between an assignment that can be checked in a limited amount of …
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Some Inspirational Blueprints for a Blended Redesign of Your Course Unit
What is a Blueprint?
A blueprint is a schematic visualization of your course unit. It contains the following elements:
clusters within your course unit; intermediate goals of those clusters; teaching methods; assessment methods; feedback methods.A blueprint generates a clear overview …
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How to Register a Work Placement?
Each work placement should be formally registered. This is necessary to correctly report about the work placement and to be able to localize students quickly in crisis situations. The faculties have various systems for registering a work placement:
The Faculty of Veterinary Sciences uses VESTA. The Faculty … Read more