The Assignment and Assessment Tool Charles Kerns Stanford University

Assignment & Assessment Tool-AAM Gives online tests, quizzes, problem sets, formative assessments Extensible and modular Utilizes OKI Common Service APIs Informs development of Educational Service APIs Utilizes IMS Question and Test Interoperability metadata specification.

Pedagogical Features Supports discipline and teaching method-specific extensions Supports formative assessment (results used immediately to help learning) “Chunkable” assessments-questions not locked into independent tests

Based on CourseWork CMS developed at Stanford CW includes assessment module upon which AAM is based

Discipline-specific Extension: Language Instruction Multimedia questions Recorded oral responses Virtual conversations –Oral proficiency testing –Formative assessment Easy, quick preparation of tests with oral questions by instructors Grading flexibility,ease, speed

Teaching-method Specific:Support for Large Lecture Science Courses Special Question Type that has rationale with multiple choice –M-Choice auto-scored; Rationales sorted for easy review; Most frequently missed questions analysis. CAPA Personalization method Display of student (math) prob solving process, not just result Support for sections and TA workflow Annotated question pools for continuity Integrated alert system Integrated online discussion

Type your rationale for your answer here.

“Chunked” Assessments Questions and response input can be included in other activities Stand-alone tests are non-mandatory Central processing and reporting of results Asynch Class Assessment Techniques in schedule, , announcement (probe, muddiest part, etc.) Fuzzy line between tutorial authoring and materials creation when assessments can be included

AAM Extensions Must accommodate features: –faculty expect as seen in other tools –specified in OKI Tools Workshop –developed in ed research –developed by faculty and campus IT groups The two extensions included in proposal are models for other developers.

Interactions with other Tools Display or get a question requested by another tool (poll in discussion, question in content, announcement, etc.) Pass a score to other tool Send feedback message to student(s) in , announcement, FAQ, IM Post test date on schedule, syllabus Link to a discussion