eAssessment for Learning

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eAssessment for Learning

• A new generation of iCMAs 27/3/06

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Speakers

• Steve Swithenby - Director of COLMSCT
• Phil Butcher Business Leader, VLE eAssessment
• Niall Sclater Director of the VLE Programme

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eAssessment for Learning - iCMAs

• A collaboration between the Faculties, COLMSCT,
  the VLE Programme and LTS.
• Implementing computer marked assessment that
  promotes learning interactive and integrated
• Direct impact on students
• Development of our own expertise
• Academic involvement in VLE development

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The need for iCMAs

• Assessment methods and requirements probably
  have a greater influence on how and what students
  learn than any other single factor. This
  influence may well be of greater importance than
  the impact of teaching materials. David Boud
  (1995)
• Assessment that promotes learning criteria
  include
• Regular engagement - Prompt personalised feedback
  feedforward tasks relevant to LOs

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The need for iCMAs - 2

• TMA and support systems tend to deliver
• Infrequent tasks
• Limited contact at start of module
• Feedback that is of high quality but too late to
  be acted upon.
• Student appetite for frequent low-stakes
  assessment.
• Add link to tutor support and we have great
  potential for assessment that drives learning.

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Issues

• Why now? technological capabilities bandwidth
  elearning expectation worldwide requirement
• Authenticity explore range of learning outcomes
  that can be addressed via CMAs.
• Going beyond the MCQ
• Links to Tutors
• Tasks with embedded learning
• All issues for the Group to consider
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Discussion

• As well as commenting on any issue in the
  presentations, we would welcome feedback to the
  VLE team on issues such as
• academic needs
• Gaps in our assessment technologies
• Development priorities