Standardised Output Measures for Vocational Education and Training - A Pairwise Comparison Approach
Staffing
P. Griffin, S. Gillis
Summary
The Assessment Research Centre at The University of Melbourne was contracted by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) to conduct a pilot research project that will test the feasibility of constructing a standardised output measure for Australia's vocational education and training system. This project involved an assessment by expert panels of the "difficulty" attributed to individual units of competency within a small number of training packages. The ratings of each expert panel member were collated and analysed using a statistical theory called "Pairwise comparison" or "Rasch modelling". The analysis determined a "difficulty" value for each unit of competency and provided the basis for determining a standardised output measure.
Funding
Australian National Training Authority
Publications
Griffin, P. (1999). Comparing Workplace Competencies: Establishing a modelling process. A commissioned discussion paper for the Australian National Training Authority. Assessment Research Centre: The University of Melbourne.
Griffin, P. (1999). Valuing Vocational Education and Training Outputs: A standardised output measure. A paper prepared for the Australian National Training Authority. Assessment Research Centre: The University of Melbourne.
Griffin, P. and Gillis, S. (2000). Valuing Vocational Education & Training Outputs: Standardised Output Measure: Pairwise Comparison Project. Assessment Research Centre: The University of Melbourne.