Assessing an Honours Thesis
The expectation is that a good thesis will show:
-
theoretical understanding
-
active thinking
-
independent thought
- critical reasoning
The level of thinking should reflect that students can make a limited commitment to the content material: that is, they are able to develop an informed and reasoned opinion using evidence, at the same time recognising the limitations of most theoretical stances. They should be able to demonstrate that they are aware that they may have to review their position if subsequent evidence challenges it.
Examination of the BEd Honours
Thesis
Assoc Professor Mike Lawson, Honours Co-ordinator
School of Education, Flinders University
A possible common framework for assessment of theses, that can be
adapted to other disciplines.
Assessing
Theses and Dissertations
Online newsletter produced by UWA's Centre for Staff Development.
This issue focuses on an area in which there has been much less
research and discussion in higher education: the assessment of
theses and dissertations, including honours dissertations as well
as masters
and PhD theses. The following questions are considered in subsequent
articles:
- How do teachers 'qualify' to be an assessor of substantial research papers?
- What place is there for formative assessment?
Guidelines
for Assessment of Written Theses
Guidelines produced by UWA's Department of Environmental Engineering
A
guide to marking criteria for Honours thesis grades
From Monash Department of Psychology Honours website
