2. What is it and what do we do?
SOLAR
What is it and what do we do?
Graeme Clark
SOLAR Manager
Housekeeping – fire drills, toilets, etc

3. Scottish OnLine Assessment Resources

4. SOLAR: eAssessment Web-based development and delivery
Various marking /question types
Immediate feedback and result for learner/teacher
Interactive content
Online and Offline – USB/Laptop
Available 24/7

5. SOLAR: eAssessment
Reduce assessment burden for learners/centres while maintaining standards
Reduce marking, admin and verification
Improve learners ‘enjoyment’
Deliver efficiencies and cost savings

6. SOLAR: eAssessment
Improve standardisation of internal assessment across the country
Guaranteed learner results
Support assessment on-demand
Flexible learning approaches

7. SOLAR Summative Topic/Outcome/Unit-based and pre-verified
No internal centre QA required
Dynamically generated every time using rules
Accessible through the SOLAR website
Purpose: Deliver effective assessment of learning

8. SOLAR
Formative
Topic/Unit-based with formative feedback to support learning
Untimed and no pass marks
Purpose: Support learning through assessment

9. SOLAR Developed by teachers/tutors
QA’d by experienced and trusted teachers/tutors
Ongoing question bank maintenance and update – by the crowd!
Use appropriate and relevant assessment approaches

10. Question Types Restricted response (MCQ, MRQ, Matching)
Open text/numerical and formula follow through marking
Graphical interaction and advanced question type tools
Computer-based Project

11. Marking Types
Automatic Marking: with immediate result and feedback to learners
Human Marking: with onscreen marking instructions
Smart Marking: automatic marking which defaults to human if learner gets less than full marks

12. And now
Reviewing HNC/D to identify opps for enhancing with eAssessment
Prioritising mandatory units
Should improve the quality of the assessment process
SQA prioritising eAssessment development

13. Support Telephone and email support Web-based training materials
Issues with results, questions etc