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E-assessment:What is it? Why does it matter?

Tom FranklinFranklin Consulting

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What is e-assessment

Assessment undertaken via a computer Desktop computer Laptop computer PDA Smartphone

Formative or summative

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Why use e-assessment?

Who benefits? Student / staff / institution

Accessibility Quality Fashion Integration with other activities

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What is different about e-assessment?

Method of writing and answering questions

Types of questions that can be asked

Greater visibility and “objectivity”

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Question types

Essay Short answer Multiple choice / multiple response / yes/no List / ranking Scale Hotspot Simulation Match

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Short answer

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Hotspot

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Multiple choice

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Multiple choice

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Tools

QuestionMark Perception TOIA TRIADS

Within the VLE Native VLE tools Integration with other tools

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Problems

Accessibility Security Performance

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Where are we?

Replicate current methods Enhance current methods Transform assessment

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Replicate current methods

The ability to set questions on line The ability to gather the answers more easily The ability to anonymise the answers easily The ability to have more quizzes

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Enhance current methods

New question types Simulations Spreadsheets Locating and interpreting information online

Adaptive assessment Automated marking Demonstrably fair marking

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Transform assessment

Assessing in new ways Assessing new kinds of thing

Assessing processes as well as products Cf. art and design courses

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Accountability

Accessibility Can automatically be presented in different

ways

Standard marking Computer marking

Plagiarism detection Question banks

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Benefits

Students Staff Institution Course validators Employers

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Students

Better tests Quicker / better feedback Adaptive tests More formative assessment Integration with VLE Integration with e-portfolio Accessibility New types of assessment

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Staff

Use of question banks Automated marking Reduced workload Transparency New types of assessment Accessibility Plagiarism prevention

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Institution

Transparency Better reporting Speed Reduced staff effort

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Course validators

Transparency Ability to provide question banks

Often a barrier to change

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Employers

Transparency of assessment Integration with e-portfolio