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General Recommendation for the Award of Credit
ƒ ƒ The scale „Innovation“ describes if,
and to what extent, the methods for
the assessment of learning success of
a learning unit confront students with
novel and original problems that re-
quire creative approaches for finding
a solution.
ƒ ƒ The scale „Autonomy“ describes the
scope of independence and assumption
of responsibility that is expected from
the learners in the learning units.
ƒ ƒ The scale „Consideration of Ethical
and Social Issues“ describes if, and to
what extent, social and ethical issues
are being addressed in the learning
units.
ƒ ƒ The scale „Communication“ describes
to what extent students are being
taught how to communicate informa-
tion, ideas, problems and approaches
for their resolution to fellow students,
experts and novices of the field.
The level assessment at hand used the
current MLI version 2.1.
The 51 items for oneparticular learning
unit are being merged into nine psycho-
metrically developed and reliable outcome
scales:
ƒ ƒ The scale „Broad and Up-to-date
Knowledge“ describes the scope,
profoundness and up-to-dateness of
the knowledge and skills imparted in
the learning unit.
ƒ ƒ The scale „Critical Understanding”
describes the extent to which the
theories, models and methods im-
parted in the learning units are being
reflected upon critically.
ƒ ƒ The scale „Interdisciplinarity“ describes
to what extent a particular learning unit
is related to other professions or disci-
plines,and to what extent it is able to
teach learners how to handle challenges
in interdisciplinary contexts.
ƒ ƒ The scale „Problem Solving“ describes
if, and the extent to which, the learners
are confronted with complex prob-
lems in the learning units that they
need to solve independently through
the application of cognitive and/or
practical skills.
ƒ ƒ The scale „Practical Relevance“
describes if, and to what extent, the
study materials and assessments of
learning success are related to the
real demands of practice and practical
problems.