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Level Assessment –
The Module Level Indicator (MLI)
The level comparison of degree pro-
grammes’ study modules and advanced
training programmes’ modules requires
a standard of comparison that is appli-
cable across different fields of education.
However, views about standards in vo-
cational and academic education differ
considerably. Cross-educational quali-
fications frameworks such as the Euro-
pean Qualifications Framework for life-
long learning (EQF) attempt to integrate
the different views about educational
standards (EU Parlament, 2007).They are,
however, a merely adequate methodolo-
gical tool for the assessment of the level
of degree programmes’ study modules
or advanced training programmes’ mo-
dules.
Therefore, the ANKOM project „Quali-
fikationsverbund Nord-West“3 developed
the methodological tool „Module Le-
vel Indicator“ (MLI) which enables the
assessment of the level of a learning
unit or partial qualification while at
the same time being aligned with the
comprehensive and cross-educational
standards of the EQF (Müskens & Gier-
ke, 2009).
The MLI is a clearly structured assessment
tool which comprises 51 items. The crite-
ria that are to be assessed by the expert
examiner refer primarily to the know-
ledge and skills being taught as well as
the method used for the assessment of
the learning success of a particular lear-
ning unit.
3 A working group in Northwestern Germany involved with the development
of methodological tools for the award of credit of vocational training program-
mes for university education, consisting of members from universities and
institutes of vocational training