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SAMigo Assessment Tool (aka Tests and Quizzes ). Marc Brierley, Stanford University Interaction Designer http://bugs.sakaiproject.org/confluence/display/SAM. Agenda. Feature Overview Focus on pedagogical flexibility using assessment types Short Demo Futures Q&A. What are T&Q’s features:.
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SAMigo Assessment Tool(aka Tests and Quizzes ) Marc Brierley, Stanford University Interaction Designerhttp://bugs.sakaiproject.org/confluence/display/SAM
Agenda • Feature Overview • Focus on pedagogical flexibility using assessment types • Short Demo • Futures • Q&A
What are T&Q’s features: Assessment Authoring Assessment Publishing Assessment-Taking Management Assessment Grading Question Pools Management Assessment-Type (formerly Template) Management
Why “Assessments”? • More than just test and quizzes • For Example: • Problem Sets • Formative Assessments • Surveys • The name “Tests and Quizzes” is a compromise
Organize & Publish Assessments Core (pending) Assessments for a course Starting page for assessment authoring Can be ex/imported in QTI XML format When ready, published via Settings Published Assessments for student assessment-taking When students respond, scores link appears Can change release, due, retract dates
Question Types • Multiple Choice (single and multiple correct) • Multiple Choice Survey • True/False • Matching • Essay/Short Answer • Fill in the Blank • File Upload • Audio Recording* * New for Sakai 2.2 release
Rich-Text & Attachments • In section headers, question texts, selections for responses, and feedback
Pedagogical Flexibility • Online test • Self-study questions • Homework, problem-sets • Paper, code, or project submission • Language drills • Quick knowledge probes • Surveys • Others???
Assessment Types • Create assessment “types” for different disciplines, different uses • Hide complexity by selecting what which settings are visible to the instructor. • Pre-set defaults by making setting choices for the type (e.g., Self-study always has immediate feedback)
Online Test • Unique tests for each student • Randomized order of questions • Randomized draw from question pools • Timed test-taking during access window • Auto-submit at end of timed period • One submission only per student • Higher Security • IP Addresses restricted • Secondary Password (proctored) • No late submissions accepted • Scores transferred to gradebook
Self-Study Questions • Immediate feedback • Random access to Questions • Table of contents • Marked for review list • No record of score in gradebook • No due date; always available to student • Unlimited submissions allowed
Homework/Problem Sets • Published with multiple release and due dates for different sections • Multiple methods for handling late submissions • Students can save work during assignment period. • Auto-grading with methods for diagnosing learning problems • Quick-reviews of student aggregate performance by instructors viewing histograms, statistics. • Pools for organizing questions for reuse
Essay and Project Submission • Use file upload question type for submitting any type of document • Grader can download assignment; upload marked-up file to return to student • Grades are recorded in gradebook
Question Pools • Organize questions into multiple subpools • Author Questions from within Pool Mgr. • Randomly draw from pools for an assessment