The Assessment of Applications for Special Consideration: A Conceptual Framework, Accounting Education

Although the task of reading examination scripts is one of the many pleasures of the practising academic, it is sadly punctuated by the need to assess applications for Special Consideration1. This task would challenge even those who have played Solomon for their country, yet each semester academi...

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Main Authors: Thompson, P., Phillips, J., De Lange, Paul
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2006
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12601
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description Although the task of reading examination scripts is one of the many pleasures of the practising academic, it is sadly punctuated by the need to assess applications for Special Consideration1. This task would challenge even those who have played Solomon for their country, yet each semester academics are expected to display a flawless exhibition of wisdom, compassion and justice. We have to separate truth from hyperbole without even the benefit of eyeballing the applicant in a locked room with the standard student interview tools of a bright light and rolled bundle of back issues of the British Accounting Review. This Postcard proposes a method of classification of the types of students who make application for Special Consideration, and proposes a complementary classification of assessment approaches adopted by academics. By cross-referencing the two classifications, we summarize the potential outcomes of the Special Consideration assessment process. It should be noted that the substance of these cases were presented by students in their efforts to gain Special Consideration.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-126012017-02-28T01:34:05Z The Assessment of Applications for Special Consideration: A Conceptual Framework, Accounting Education Thompson, P. Phillips, J. De Lange, Paul Although the task of reading examination scripts is one of the many pleasures of the practising academic, it is sadly punctuated by the need to assess applications for Special Consideration1. This task would challenge even those who have played Solomon for their country, yet each semester academics are expected to display a flawless exhibition of wisdom, compassion and justice. We have to separate truth from hyperbole without even the benefit of eyeballing the applicant in a locked room with the standard student interview tools of a bright light and rolled bundle of back issues of the British Accounting Review. This Postcard proposes a method of classification of the types of students who make application for Special Consideration, and proposes a complementary classification of assessment approaches adopted by academics. By cross-referencing the two classifications, we summarize the potential outcomes of the Special Consideration assessment process. It should be noted that the substance of these cases were presented by students in their efforts to gain Special Consideration. 2006 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12601 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Thompson, P.
Phillips, J.
De Lange, Paul
The Assessment of Applications for Special Consideration: A Conceptual Framework, Accounting Education
title The Assessment of Applications for Special Consideration: A Conceptual Framework, Accounting Education
title_full The Assessment of Applications for Special Consideration: A Conceptual Framework, Accounting Education
title_fullStr The Assessment of Applications for Special Consideration: A Conceptual Framework, Accounting Education
title_full_unstemmed The Assessment of Applications for Special Consideration: A Conceptual Framework, Accounting Education
title_short The Assessment of Applications for Special Consideration: A Conceptual Framework, Accounting Education
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url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12601