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Assessment Overview: Eccles

Assessment Overview: Eccles. Current Eccles Version: 2.3. Assessment Practices. Head of School is course authority, but delegates to lecturer in charge of each course School administrators responsible for timely provision of results to Student Admin systems

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Assessment Overview: Eccles

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  1. Assessment Overview: Eccles Current Eccles Version: 2.3

  2. Assessment Practices • Head of School is course authority, but delegates to lecturer in charge of each course • School administrators responsible for timely provision of results to Student Admin systems • NSS records input grade (usually mark) and grading basis, these together define official grade • Reports express results as mark/grade • Direct result input to grade roster requires fixed grading basis and is very slow for > 30 students • Upload from Eccles system converts mark/grade to input grade/grading basis data model

  3. Grading Bases

  4. Features of the Eccles Assessment System • Spreadsheets can be obtained early in session and maintained as a markbook • The enrolment list is guaranteed to be up to date • Allows mark/grade entry and formula generation • Flags invalid grades or mark/grade combinations • Can import from and export to WebCT or custom spreadsheet • Submission is tamper-resistant • Macintosh functionality limited by Microsoft’s unstable Office tool implementation

  5. Eccles workflow: session start Eccles.xls EcclesHelper.xls www school class controller School Data file econ1001 econ2001 econ2005 econ1001 Control Panel lecturer@unsw.edu.au class assistant@unsw.edu.au Markbook

  6. After results are finalised Security key Results file school class controller @ lecturer/class assistant School result file & faxed authorisation econ econ @ econ2005 central admin Collects files Tracks Security Codes Maintains school workbook Upload to NSS Report emailed to class controller

  7. Markbook Actions econ1001 Markbook 2. Calculate final marks 3. Add special grades eg WD, UF 1. Update or import records Enter assignment marks Enter exam marks lecturer

  8. Markbook Actions continued(finalising results) • Reports Security code • Creates file to be emailed to • School Class Controller Control Panel 3. Validate final results 4. Submit validated results 2. Show grade distributions 1. Sort records lecturer

  9. Results Review After the submission deadline… • Concession algorithm is run, converts some FL/GP to PC • Assessment Review Reports are available shortly afterward • School staff print the Assessment Review Reports • Late entries continue to reduce the effectiveness of the review • Schools may finalise LE, WD or WC results through enrolment request • Other changes go through UNSW Student Services

  10. Reports used in Assessment • Enrolled Students WAM • Academic Standing • Student Results Incomplete • Enrolment Lists • Assessment Review Report • Grade Distribution Report • Student Grade Report

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