Walking the tightrope of quality assessment: balancing perspectives and priorities of stakeholder groups
本研究通过访谈、焦点小组和全国调查，考察了教育者、学生、雇主、认证机构和政策制定者五类利益相关者对高质量评估的看法，扩展了商业教育中数字评估设计的框架，强调平衡学术诚信、反馈质量、学生体验和真实性。
The ongoing evolution of digital technologies, particularly Generative Artificial Intelligence, continues to shape and challenge assessment design in higher education. Given the complex and sometimes competing factors that contribute to assessment design, and the evolving digital landscape in which assessment is placed, this study examines the perspectives and priorities of five key stakeholder groups – educators, students, employers of graduates, accrediting bodies, and institutional policy-makers – regarding the defining characteristics of quality assessment. Using a mixed-methods approach, we conducted interviews, focus groups, and a national survey to extend a framework for designing quality digital assessments in business education that was originally developed using educator perspectives only. The findings highlight the importance of balancing academic integrity, feedback quality, student experience, and authenticity in assessment design to address stakeholder perspectives. They also extend the framework by including two additional design elements: purpose and technology, and by emphasising the value of dialogue about contrasting interpretations of assessment quality. The study provides a refined framework that incorporates nuanced differences in stakeholder priorities, supports educators in designing digital assessments that respond to stakeholder needs, and encourages co-design and shared accountability.