1. How can Electronic Management of Assessment improve Feedback?
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How can Electronic Management of Assessment improve Feedback?

2. The Assessment and Feedback Lifecycle
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The Assessment and Feedback Lifecycle
JISC, from MMU
A means of helping individual stakeholders take a holistic view of assessment and feedback activities
A starting point for process review and improvement
A means of clarifying requirements to system suppliers

3. As we apply online systems to business processes…
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David Cheseldine. Queen Margaret University
As we apply online systems to business processes…
Look out for synergies with implications for
Curriculum design
Analytics related to assessment

4. Where online systems replace paper-based assessment system …
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David Cheseldine. Queen Margaret University
Where online systems replace paper-based assessment system …
Students benefit:
convenience of any time, any place hand-in
avoid printing costs
online reminders
automatic proof of receipt
Improved legibility
Improved turnaround (also through increased transparency)
Increased privacy
Improved understanding of academic integrity

5. Where online systems replace paper-based assessment system …
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David Cheseldine. Queen Margaret University
Where online systems replace paper-based assessment system …
Academic staff benefit:
reuse of feedback comments
standard or saved comments are consistent
saved comments can be retrospectively changed
ability to provide lengthy comments at appropriate point in text
originality checking available alongside marking
check student engagement with feedback

6. Where online systems replace paper-based assessment system …
15th Enhancement Conference
David Cheseldine. Queen Margaret University
Where online systems replace paper-based assessment system …
Support staff benefit:
submission overheads reduced
transcriptions of marks becomes quicker
complex marking scenarios become more realistic
archiving and retention become safer

7. Inhibitors to introduction of EMA
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David Cheseldine. Queen Margaret University
Inhibitors to introduction of EMA
variation in approach to assessment across the institution
technology 'bolted on'
organisational myths
: acknowledge spectrum of views on EMA and support transition over time
: ‘a strongly directive approach to e-marking is likely to be counter-productive’