Key Assessment Issue Addressed:
Generic Skill Acquisition, Student Motivation
In the first semester of 2006, the School of Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science (SOCPES) at Flinders University introduced a system of key competency testing in its three main stream first year topics (namely Chemistry 1A, Earth and the Environment 1A and Physics 1A). As part of this introduction, three tutors were employed to help give the tests and more importantly help those students where weaknesses were identified.
