There are more and more international students in the student bodies in colleges and universities in US, UK and Australia. These international students have already completed foreign coursework in their own countries as well. There are facilities to appraise such coursework under transfer coursework programs so that students can be excempted from certain coursework writing requirements in the new place of study.
Posts Tagged ‘Coursework Review’
Appraising Foreign Coursework
November 9th, 2009
Getting Your Foreign Coursework Appraised for Transfer Credits
Overview of Coursework Review
October 18th, 2009
Coursework Review Systems Should be Effective, Fair and Transparent
Coursework is a widely used medium of student assessment and the process involved should be effective, fair and transparent. A review system lacking in any one of these elements will not serve the purpose it is intended to fulfill which is to enlarge student’s knowledge while appraising their academic performance on a given subject area. For these reasons, education bodies such Qualifications and curriculum Authority (QCA) carry out coursework review action periodically. This is applicable to both class coursework as well as examination level coursework such as GCSE, AS and A Level coursework. In addition to this, there is also another reason for reviewing coursework. This is done when students wish to transfer coursework and the new educational institute wishes to review the coursework done. Following is an overview of the main objectives of such a review.
