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e-assessment

Deborah Judah eLearning Advisor (HE)

www.rsc-yh.ac.uk RSCs – Stimulating and supporting innovation in learning

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an overview of current practice and an insight into how assessment will change with future demands.

Why change assessment

Technology has changed life People need new skills

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E assessment

Where did we start: On-screen testing, eportfolios as repositories,

voting systems, online submission

Where are we now: Interacitvity, differentiated feedback, use of Web

2.0 technology, multimedia,

Where are we going:

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Assessment & feedback: strengths & challenges

Working in pairs or threes:

• Discuss aspects of your assessment and feedback practice which you feel work well at the moment –what have you done that you feel is good or effective?

• Then think about your ongoing challenges: what areas remain uppermost in your mind

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Effective e-Assessment

Can offer new possibilities for immersion and interactivity

Has the potential to facilitate enhanced social interactions

Can begin to resemble games and role-playing

Can facilitate the exposition of advanced skills and capabilities

Common Challenges

Timely feedback

Designing appropriate assessments

Workload

Culture and change

Institution and programme

Implementation

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Of course ...

•It is the human ‘actors’ who ultimately determine how effective the use of technology will be•There are additional issues raised by technology itself. There is no magic bullet!

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Two maxims hold good nonetheless Technology can fundamentally change the experience

of assessment. ‘The way in which students are assessed fundamentally

affects their learning.’ QAA (2006)

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Effective Assessment in a Digital Age...

Covers a spectrum of activities and processes collectively known as ‘assessment’

• Uses principles of good assessment and feedback (REAP) as a benchmark www.reap.ac.uk

• Focuses on outcomes of assessment: more effective learning?

• Illustrates ways in which assessment and feedback can be augmented, streamlined, made more authentic ieenhanced by technology

• Designed to start a conversation in your context about bringing assessment and feedback into the digital age

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Where are we going?

Interactive use of eportfolios Simulations and online scenarios Feedback by audio, video and digital ink

annotation Large screen handheld devices Students own devices Choice of format and timing

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Deborah Judah

0113 343 1004d.judah@leeds.ac.uk

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