Using technology to improve assessment facilitation on a Policing Apprenticeship Programme: From COVID-19 contingency to best practice

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Honess, Richard, Clarke, Scott, Jones, Gary and Owens, and Jane 2021. Using technology to improve assessment facilitation on a Policing Apprenticeship Programme: From COVID-19 contingency to best practice. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. 16 (1), pp. 63-72. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paab066
AuthorsHoness, Richard, Clarke, Scott, Jones, Gary and Owens, and Jane
AbstractThis article evaluates the introduction of an online assessment protocol to student officers on a Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) programme in the aftermath of the implementation of the COVID-19 global pandemic lockdown. This evaluation comes from conducting two cycles of action research to examine and improve the provision of an online multiple choice/short question exam which came about as a result of the lockdown, and the necessary withdrawal of university staff from face-to-face contact. The study shows that the introduction of the online exam was successful and contributed to a positive student experience, while providing vital feedback to the programme team to make continual improvements and can be progressed after lockdown and into the ‘new normal’.
KeywordsPolicing Apprenticeships; COVID-19; Police training; Police; Technology
Year2021
JournalPolicing: A Journal of Policy and Practice
Journal citation16 (1), pp. 63-72
PublisherOxford University Press
ISSN1752-4512
1752-4520
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paab066
Official URLhttps://academic.oup.com/policing/article/16/1/63/6400349
FunderNo external funders
Publication dates
Online18 Oct 2021
Print13 Apr 2022
Publication process dates
Accepted04 Oct 2021
Deposited15 Oct 2021
Output statusPublished
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