Assessing work-integrated learning: developing solutions to the challenges of authenticity and consistency

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Geraldine O’Neill

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National Forum

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Education, Teaching & Learning

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Assessment and Feedback, National Forum Insights

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This Forum Insight summarises the background and preliminary findings from the research undertaken by Geraldine O’Neill of UCD Teaching & Learning as part of her National Forum Teaching and Learning Research Fellowship, concluded in December 2021.

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O’Neill, G. (2022). Assessing work-integrated learning: developing solutions to the challenges of authenticity and consistency. National Resource Hub (Ireland). Retrieved from: https://hub.teachingandlearning.ie/resource/assessing-work-integrated-learning-developing-solutions-to-the-challenges-of-authenticity-and-consistency/ License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

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