Seite 19 - General Recommendation for the Award of Credit - JOSEF

Advanced Training Programme “JOSEF”
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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 educa-
tion. However, views about standards
in vocational and academic education
differ considerably. Cross-educational
qualifications frameworks such as the Eu-
ropean 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“ 5 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.
5 A working group in Northwestern Germany involved with the development of
methodological tools for the award of credit of vocational training programmes
for university education, consisting of members from universities and institutes
of vocational training.