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National Graduate Attributes Project eight-factor systemic framework

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A framework developed by the National Graduate Attributes Project for universities to improve graduate-attribute achievement by addressing eight interacting institutional factors, including assessment, curriculum, staff development, and quality assurance.

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  • Eight interrelated systemic factors determine the effectiveness of graduate attribute achievement, with assessment one among them: The paper proposes that graduate attribute achievement depends on eight systemic factors identified by the National Graduate Attributes Project: 'Conceptualisation, Stakeholders, Implementation strategy, Curriculum approach, Assessment, Staff development, Quality assurance, Student-centredness'. The factors were found to interact with and influence each other, so the other seven factors shape assessment practice and add systemic complexity. The paper argues assessment of graduate attributes is 'unlikely to be resolved unless these factors are addressed at a systemic level'. (Clair Hughes et al. (2010))

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  • Clair Hughes and Simon Barrie. (2010). Influences on the assessment of graduate attributes in higher education. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/02602930903221485
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