Developing creative methods of assessment: an audit of assessment methods used in Social Work Educat

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Developing creative methods of assessment an
audit of assessment methods used in Social Work
Education In Scotland

• Pam Green Lister, Kathryn Dutton and Beth R.
  Crisp
• University of Glasgow

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Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work
Education Projects

• Practice Audit
• Literature Review
• Demonstration project
• Knowledge Dissemination
• Training Events

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3.1New Assessment Methods

• Key Project Objective
• To evaluate current assessment practice,
  examining models from the UK and elsewhere, and
  in light of this evaluation, introduce and test a
  range of new assessment methods for use in the
  new social work honours degree

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Practice Audit

• Current and recent arrangements for the
  assessment of social work learning
• Summarise current best practice issues and
  indicators

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Practice Audit Methodology

• 9 Scottish Schools of Social Work asked to
  provide information
• Overall assessment strategy
• Details of individual assessments
• Rationale with reference to learning and teaching
  approaches
• Evaluation/feedback
• Current and planned innovations

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Assessment Strategies In Scottish DipSW
Commonalities

• HEI regulations
• Rule and requirements of DipSW
• Practice assessment
• Procedural requirements
• Criteria

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Assessment Strategies In Scottish DipSW
Differences

• Purpose and principles
• Relating to learning and teaching strategy
• Rationale formative and summative
• Evaluation

• Levels of learning
• Expectations regarding cognitive and practice
  skills
• Variety of methods for a varied strategy
• Student diverse learning needs and skills

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Formative Assessment Methods used in Scottish
DipSw
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Group Presentations
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Group Presentations Practice Example

• Students construct a critical analysis framework
  in class
• Small group work- students then use the framework
  to analyse a method of intervention.
• Class presentation
• Verbal feedback
• Prepares for summative assessment

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Reflective Exercises
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Reflective Exercises Practice Example

• Understanding your biography, experiences and
  practice
• Describe important personal experiences for
  professional development
• Explain course materials significant
• Discuss personal experience that affected
  practice and values with examples

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Peer Assessment
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Peer Assessment Practice Example

• Year 1 students learn how to assess each others
  work against specific criteria.
• Self assessment to measure own performance both
  in practice and written course work.
• Mixture of formative developmental assessments is
  linked to a final summative assessment.

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E learning and Computer Aided Assessment
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E learning and Computer Aided Assessment
Practice Example

• Small group work - case material to develop a
  set of hypotheses
• web based multi media and CD-ROM.
• virtual community video and audio clips of
  family members.
• access to online discussion with peers and
  tutors from whom they receive daily feedback on
  their work.

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Summative Assessment Methods 1

• Portfolios
• Evaluation of practice
• Integrated case/practice study

• Essays
• Exams and class tests
• Oral assessment

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Summative Assessment Methods 11

• Mind maps
• Individual, group and video presentations
• Child observation

• Interdisciplinary assessment
• Research proposals
• Research/ practice projects

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Portfolios
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Portfolio Practice Example

• Statement of confidentiality
• Assessed work
• Social exclusion
• Child Observation
• Practice Study 1
• Unseen Case study
• Practice Teachers Report
• Letter from PAP
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Portfolio Practice Example

• Additional evidence of competence
• Open Learning Materials evidenced in Reflective
  Journal
• Reflective Journal
• Record of learning
• ADP Action Learning paper
• Tutor and group evaluation of ADP task
• IT Module Assessment Sheet
•   Personal and Professional Self Evaluation for
  Intermediate Assessment

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Mind Map
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Mind map

• Mind map at the beginning of the module
• Throughout the module mind map developed by
  adding to it evidence of their learning in
  relation to
• critical thinking, evaluation,reflection and
  research
• communication and interpersonal skills
• ethics.
• Developed mind map as part of a portfolio

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Video Presentations
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Video Presentations

• Theory and Practice 1 Videoed role play of a
  brief one-to-one interview and written critique
  (50)
• Theory and Practice 11 Videoed role play of
  group or family interview and written critique
  (100)

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Research Projects
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Research Project

• Formative assessments
• Group presentation on collaborative working
• Individual presentation
• Visit write up
• Leading to one summative assessment
• literature review for the research project
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• 3 further summative assessment - portfolio
• Ethics
• Research proposal
• Project Write up

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Critique of Methods

• Difficulties in constructive alignment
• Innovative learning and teaching methods not
  matched in assessment methods
• Conflicts in assessment regulations of DipSw and
  HEIs
• Difficulty assessing application rather than
  acquisition of knowledge

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Innovations Planned Assessment Strategies

• Involvement wider group of stakeholders eg users
  and carers
• Practice teacher direct observations in
  university based assessment
• Split summative assessment
• Assessment strategy linking assessment
  instruments throughout the year
• Problem based learning and teaching

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Innovations Planned Assessment Tools

• Self and peer assessment
• Project work
• Individual and group presentations
• E learning
• Child observation
• Exams
• Research critiques
• Methods which suited more focussed practice
  learning opportunities range of stakeholders-
  portfolio

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Discussion

• Constructive alignment
• Innovations in learning and teaching matched by
  assessment
• Explicitness and transparency of principles and
  purposes
• Progression of assessment
• Diversity
• Issues of moderation
• Practice learning challenges
• Wider stakeholder involvement