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Using Blogs in Summative Assessment - the Student Experience

Emerging themes: Fear of the unknown Bravery and willingness to engage Collegiality and support Impact on learning. Background: Mature, part-time students on a post-qualifying nursing module (N=22) Summative assessment strategy of 80% essay and 20% blog to:

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Using Blogs in Summative Assessment - the Student Experience

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  1. Emerging themes: • Fear of the unknown • Bravery and willingness to engage • Collegiality and support • Impact on learning • Background: • Mature, part-time students on a post-qualifying nursing module (N=22) • Summative assessment strategy of 80% essay and 20% blog to: • Meet module learning outcomes • Respect diversity of student population • Take account of prior HE experience • Give less experienced students an opportunity to gain marks for content over style • Minimise plagiarism opportunities Focus group: Pre-blog feelings Using Blogs in Summative Assessment - the Student Experience Focus group: Post-blog feelings Julie Vuolo j.c.vuolo@herts.ac.uk & Irene Anderson i.1.anderson@herts.ac.uk Method: Sample group: 8 students Student experience evaluated by survey and focus group • Key messages: • Ensure academic requirements clear • Provide supportive and safe blogging environment • Expect and respect students feelings of fear and anxiety • Iterate deadlines and ensure closure • Iterate deadlines

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