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Showcase: Interactive online assessment tools. Dr Barbie Panther School of Applied Sciences and Engineering. On-line assessment is an unparalleled opportunity for rethinking assessment … aligned authentic interactive.
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Showcase: Interactive online assessment tools Dr Barbie Panther School of Applied Sciences and Engineering
On-line assessment is an unparalleled opportunity for rethinking assessment … aligned authentic interactive
Table adapted from Leask (1999) and the University of South Australia (2001)
Online Pre-lecture Quiz with Feedback • Specific feedback dependent on student response • Pathway to next question/content can be varied dependent on the answer given • For the student – self-paced, self-assessment • For the staff member – clear overview of students understanding coming into the lecture
On-line Role Play Small groups of on- and off-campus students take a role (local business, local government, water authority) Collaboratively develop a position paper regarding EIA for recent project: desalination plant, bypass (authentic) Use a wiki or Word with track changes All work carried out on-line – group dynamics easily monitored
On-line Examinations • Used in Biology for mid-semester exam • identity • computer problems • practise exam in same format is provided
Giving Students Choice • Using an online survey to allow students to choose submission dates etc…
‘If lower-order learning is an unintended educational consequence of on-line assessment, then any perceived or real gains made in efficiency, staff workload reduction and/or cost savings are at a questionable price.’ Assessing Learning in Australian Universities http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/assessinglearning/03/online.html