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Harnessing technology
martin.ripley1_at_btinternet.com
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The e-assessment tale advice to government

• the use of ICT in assessment is the most
  powerful lever available to embed governments
  e-learning and ICT initiatives in the classroom,
  as assessment defines the goals for both
  learners and teachers

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E-assessment migration vs transformation
Radical innovation
Paper-based
Computer- based
No innovation
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School standards in ICT

• In ICT, pupils are reaching average standards.
  Ofsted 2002
• A minority of school districts support teachers
  in their assessment of ICT capability. Ofsted
  2002
• Pupils achievements were good or better in 54
  of lessonsThis figure varies widely between
  subjects, however, and within particular
  subjects, from school to school. Ofsted 2004
• The ICT strand of the Key Stage 3 Strategy has
  not yet been widely applied beyond the subject
  ICT itself and one of the barriers to improving
  achievements in subjects is teachers lack of
  awareness of what pupils can do. Ofsted 2004
• In only a few schools is there an understanding
  of the need to develop pupils higher order
  skills of retrieval, synthesis and communication
  Ofsted 2004
• Information and communication technology (ICT)
  continues to improve, but it is still the subject
  where there is most underachievement. Ofsted 2005

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School infrastructure

• 5 secondary pupils and 7.5 primary pupils to
  every computer
• 99 of secondary schools and 55 of primary
  schools have broadband internet connection (256
  Kbps or above)
• 92 of 9 19 year olds have used the internet at
  school
• 85 of primary and 81 of secondary school
  teachers stated they felt confident using ICT in
  their subject teaching
• 87 of children have a computer at home (71 with
  internet)
• 92 of secondary and 63 of primary schools use
  interactive whiteboards

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Origins of the key stage 3 ICT tests

• politics/e-government
• school accountability
• PSA targets
• school improvement

government

• modernisation
• e-assessment
• ICT as a core subject

• risk averse
• change averse

education

• infrastructure

• appetite for transformation

schools

• perceptions of technology
• antipathy

• media intrigue
• populist support

stakeholders
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Innovators
Early Adopters
Early Majority
Late Majority
Laggards
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• a vision
• Learning is valued in all its guises
• Achievement is recognised and valued as well as
  qualifications
• E-portfolios are available to all, providing
  access to learning and personal achievements
• Learning is increasingly self-directed and
  personalised
• The learner is in control

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personalised learning transformational
education virtual learning environments    
a digital space that is personalised, that
remembers what the learner is interested in and
suggests relevant websites, or alerts them to
courses and learning opportunities that fit their
needs.
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• 2020
• Mr Weller, preparing teaching plans for Year 10
• Uses school learning platform
• Mr Weller designs an inquiry based problem for
  his students design a new sports/entertainment
  venue
• Students are introduced to four professional
  experts architect, local planner, MORI pollster
  and a builder
• Students use the learning platform to discuss,
  debate, design and exchange ideas
• PresentationsContribute to the school standards
  portfolio, made available to his LEA and Ofsted.

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2015 Graveson Technology College Launch of its
own on-site e-assessment centre Purpose of the
centre can be expressed simply diagnostic
assessment Mary plans to use the centre to get
help with her written expression Hakan pans to
use the battery of tests to identify areas of
weakness A third student plans to use the Centre
from home to complete work on his showcase.
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2015 Completing homework one evening, Peter has
difficulty remembering what to do with the
brackets in a mathematics problem Using his iPOD,
Peter loads up a 2-minute video clip of his
teacher explaining the concept He listens three
times Then, more satisfied that he understands,
goes back to complete his homework.  
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