| Description |
xiii, 159 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Rosemary Macdonald -- Ch. 1. Failure: an easily avoided word and deed -- Ch. 2. The crucial role of failure in professional training -- Ch. 3. Why it is difficult to fail students -- Ch. 4. Feelings exacerbate the difficulties -- Ch. 5. Principles of assessment: a reminder -- Ch. 6. Applying the assessment cycle to fail scenarios -- Ch. 7. An executive summary with risks and recommendations for change -- App. 1. Disciplinary Committee of the Occupational Therapists Board Statement of Infamous Conduct |
| Summary |
This is the first book to focus on assessors' feelings, thoughts and behaviour when failing students. The initial context considered is professional education where success confers 'competence to practice' a profession such as medicine, nursing, school teaching, social work or occupational therapy. The aim is to assist assessors to confront the challenge of unsafe or potentially incompetent students. The privilege of professional self-regulation demands that these issues are addressed scrupulously |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages 143-152) and index |
| Subject |
Grading and marking (Students)
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Grading and marking (Students) -- Psychological aspects.
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Professional education -- Standards.
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Professional education -- Study and teaching -- Evaluation.
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School failure -- Psychological aspects.
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| Author |
Murphy, Roger.
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| LC no. |
99187257 |
| ISBN |
1861560702 |
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