Franklin Consulting E-assessment: What is it? Why does it matter? Tom Franklin Franklin Consulting

Franklin Consulting What is e-assessment  Assessment undertaken via a computer  Desktop computer  Laptop computer  PDA  Smartphone  Formative or summative

Franklin Consulting Why use e-assessment?  Who benefits?  Student / staff / institution  Accessibility  Quality  Fashion  Integration with other activities

Franklin Consulting What is different about e-assessment?  Method of writing and answering questions  Types of questions that can be asked  Greater visibility and “objectivity”

Franklin Consulting Question types  Essay  Short answer  Multiple choice / multiple response / yes/no  List / ranking  Scale  Hotspot  Simulation  Match

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Franklin Consulting Tools  QuestionMark Perception  TOIA  TRIADS  Within the VLE  Native VLE tools  Integration with other tools

Franklin Consulting Problems  Accessibility  Security  Performance

Franklin Consulting Where are we?  Replicate current methods  Enhance current methods  Transform assessment

Franklin Consulting 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

Franklin Consulting Enhance current methods  New question types  Simulations  Spreadsheets  Locating and interpreting information online  Adaptive assessment  Automated marking  Demonstrably fair marking

Franklin Consulting Transform assessment  Assessing in new ways  Assessing new kinds of thing  Assessing processes as well as products  Cf. art and design courses

Franklin Consulting Accountability  Accessibility  Can automatically be presented in different ways  Standard marking  Computer marking  Plagiarism detection  Question banks

Franklin Consulting Benefits  Students  Staff  Institution  Course validators  Employers

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

Franklin Consulting Staff  Use of question banks  Automated marking  Reduced workload  Transparency  New types of assessment  Accessibility  Plagiarism prevention

Franklin Consulting Institution  Transparency  Better reporting  Speed  Reduced staff effort

Franklin Consulting Course validators  Transparency  Ability to provide question banks  Often a barrier to change

Franklin Consulting Employers  Transparency of assessment  Integration with e-portfolio