PROGRAMME STANDARDS: ART AND DESIGN - MQA

Assessment of Students
[PROGRAMME STANDARDS: ART AND DESIGN] 2012
The student assessment component in this manual is helpful in ensuring the aims
and eight domains of learning outcomes are met through the teaching and learning
of this programme. The assessment techniques should be clear and comprehensive.
They must also be valid and reliable as the curriculum content is very complex
because it involves both practical and theoretical aspects.
The factors concerning student assessment requirements in this manual are:
i. Assessment principles and benchmarked standards
ii. Assessment and the eight domains of programme learning outcomes
iii. Assessment and assessment objectives
iv. Suggested assessment task and/or technique
v. Determining the exit level of achievements and awards
vi. Method of validity and reliability in test / assessment
Student Selection
There are varying views on the best method of student selection. Whatever the
method used, the HEP must be able to defend its consistency (COPPA, 2008).
The approach used for student selection is based on the necessity of a particular
academic programme. The entry for a specific programme in Art and Design requires
the minimum qualification.
Apart from having the minimum qualification, candidates are also required to attend
an interview with a drawing test for the entry of the Diploma and Bachelor‟s Degree
programmes. For Post Graduate Degree programmes, candidates are required to
attend an interview.
Academic Staff
The quality of the academic staff is one of the most important components in
ensuring the quality of higher education (COPPA 2008). In line with this, the
academic staff should have a required minimum academic qualification in order to be
a lecturer for each academic programme in different levels. The academic staff is
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