The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between students' academic locus of control orientation (ALOC) and their ability to assess their own performance in the course. Twenty students participated in the study. Euchaus and Cassidy developed the Academic Locus of Control Scale which was adapted in this study. On this instrument, students were also requested to indicate their expected overall grade for the course. The findings suggest that this group of online students had low self-assessment skills.

This paper presents an overview of the model of quality assurance at The University of the West Indies (UWI) as developed by the Office of the Board for Undergraduate Studies (OBUS). “Fitness for purpose” is the definition of quality that informs the articulation and operationalization of the UWI model, and the authors engage in a critical examination of the processes involved. These processes include self-assessment, peer review, and site visits, and the follow-up of the recommendations of review reports.