The Centre for Research in Assessment and Higher Education’s (CRADLE) research program seeks to establish what works to improve learning in higher and professional education. This includes research in areas including, but not limited to, academic security and academic integrity; assessment design (including self/peer, authentic and programmatic); feedback and feedback literacy; developing evaluative judgement; assessment in a digital world; digital identities; inclusion and belonging in a digital world; learning in and for the workplace; representation in and beyond assessment; and quality and standards. Throughout these programs, we use cross-cutting approaches, including innovative methodological and theoretical approaches and knowledge transition. We collaborate with Deakin faculties and divisions, and also work with a range of industry partners and international collaborators.
The Centre links with other initiatives in the Faculty of the Arts and Education and will build key components of a doctoral program in its specialist area. CRADLE has an international network of research students working on assessment and learning with the aims of providing mutual support and interaction and seeking to foster joint supervision internationally. It collaborates with Faculties in integrating doctoral students in programs in cognate areas of the University.
Students will be based at CRADLE’s Melbourne CBD location Deakin Downtown.
