Engaging Learners with e-Assessment

12/09/07

Kenji Lamb

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What percentage of the UK’s population live in England?

A) 53%

B) 68%

C) 75%

D) 84%

Okay, so now that you know what you’re doing…

…let’s up the challenge

a bit by adding a time limit!

When is Mother’s Day?

A) The Sunday four weeks before Easter

B) The Sunday three weeks before Easter

C) The Sunday two weeks before Easter

D) The Sunday one week before Easter

What’s the minimum age people can drink wine with a meal in a hotel?

A) 14

B) 16

C) 18

D) 21

What is the name of the official record of proceedings in Parliament?

A) Westminster Hour

B) Parliament News

C) The Recorder

D) Hansard

What proportion of the UK population have used illegal drugs?

A) One quarter

B) One third

C) One half

D) Two thirds

When was the Council of Europe established?

A) 1901

B) 1949

C) 1964

D) 1982

Now for those who haven’t been deported…

…how could this quiz have been made more engaging?

When was the Council of Europe established?

A) 1901

B) 1949

C) 1964

D) 1982

When was the council of Europe established?

A) 1901

B) 1949

C) 1964

D) 1982

Aberdeen CollegeAnia Zubala

Aberdeen College

• “Default Blackboard assessments are rather bland looking (just like the whole system)”

• “That’s the major flaw… they don’t care so much about visual presentation”

• “It’s hard for students to find Blackboard visually appealing after spending hours on Flickr, MySpace, Bebo or Last.fm”

Kacper Lyszkiewicz k.lyszkiewicz@abcol.ac.uk

Moodle’s not much better…

Aberdeen College

“Ania used MS Paint to create the questions (we didn’t have any other graphics package installed)…”

Aberdeen College

• Engage learners with e-Assessment.• Familiarise them with system’s interface.• Demonstrate seamless operation.

The Plan…

• Design a weekly pop quiz for the VLE.• Link results to a ‘high score’ table.• Rank by score and time taken.

Name Score Time

Craig 10 1:41

Sarah 10 1:52

Carol 9 1:31

Sara 8 1:42

Caroline 8 1:28

Hugh 7 1:27

Kenji 3 10:15

InQuizitor

“The joy of using InQuizitor is that it doesn't feel like learning - but it is and you are. Once you start you just can't stop. It's more compelling than reconstituted potato snacks in a tube.”

http://www.denki.co.uk

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