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Research in Distance Education: from present findings to future agendas. Evaluation and Assessment strand introduction. Dr Denise Whitelock Open University
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DMW, CDE, February 2009
Learning to Assess: Assessment for Learning
Denise Whitelock
The Open University, Walton Hall,
Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
Assessment drives learning (Rowntree, 1977)
DMW, CDE, February 2009
DMW, CDE, February 2009
The Assessment Challenge
• Constructivist Learning .... Push
• Institutional reliability and accountability …. Pull
• Roadmap for e-Assessment (Whitelock & Brasher, 2006)
• Towards reflective practice
• Personalised learning agenda
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Students’ role under-theorised
• Feedback - students want more (Students Survey)
• More of what?
• Decoding (Boud, 2000; Gardner, 2006; Sadler, 1989)
• Formative Assessment - empowering students as self-regulated learners (Nicol & Macfarlane-Dick, 2006)
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Feedback: Don’t forget the human reaction
Picture courtesy Chris McKillop
DMW, CDE, February 2009
DMW, CDE, February 2009
DMW, CDE, February 2009
Learning to assess: “The Poppletonian”
• Innovative assessments that discourage plagiarism?
• Medieval History – marks awarded for competitive jousting
• Botany – best nature table
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DMW, CDE, February 2009
e-Assessment: effectiveness vs. innovation
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Surrey
Heriot Watt
Dundee
Loughborough
UCL
Glamorgan
Derby
Warwickshire CollegeColeg Sir Gar
East Antrium
Belfast
West Suffolk
COLA
Calibrand
Plymouth
Southampton
Ulster
Birkbeck
Cambridge Assessment
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e-Assessment: Maturity vs. Availability
Scatter diagram to illustrate relationship between Maturity vs Availability
OU
Surrey
Dundee
Southampton
Ulster
UCL
Derby
Warwickshire College Coleg Sir Gar
East Antrium
Belfast
West Suffolk Calibrand
Heriot Watt
PlymouthLoughborough
Birkbeck
Cambridge Assessment
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OU
Surrey
Heriot Watt
Dundee
Plymouth
Southampton
Loughborough
Ulster
UCL
Glamorgan
Derby
Birkbeck
Warwickshire College
Coleg Sir Gar
East Antrium
Belfast
West Suffolk
COLA
Cambridge Assessment
Calibrand
DMW, CDE, February 2009
What do we want from Evaluation and Assessment?
• Towards self-reflective students who take control of their own learning?
• How can we do this?
• Let’s debate and discuss
