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Use of learning outcomes in assessment – new perspective brought by National Qualifications Frameworks and current practices in engineering higher education in Croatia

Current trend in implementation of National Qualifications Frameworks (NQFs) in some 155 countries, and introduction of learning outcomes (LOs) based Qualifications Standards brings on board somewhat different approaches to assessment, compared to pre NQF times. This article explores current understanding and practices of the LOs’ use in higher education in order to determine baseline for implementation of future study programs based on Qualifications Standards and NQF concept. Presentation of quantitative research results, which covered 102 higher educational teachers in engineering programs in Croatia (both in university and university of applied sciences), reveals significant differences between current practices and the concept of LO’s use proposed by NQF. These differences, mostly linked to understanding of very concept of LO’s, assessment approaches and use of assessment results, call for further work with higher educational teachers and institutions in order to fully implement NQF concept in higher education and future Qualifications Standards based qualifications.

Learning outcomes ; Assessment ; Qualifications Standards ; NQF

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