Assessment Overview: Eccles

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Assessment Overview Eccles
Current Eccles Version 2.3
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Assessment Practices

• Head of School is course authority, but delegates
  to lecturer in charge of each course
• School administrators responsible for timely
  provision of results to Student Admin systems
• NSS records input grade (usually mark) and
  grading basis, these together define official
  grade
• Reports express results as mark/grade
• Direct result input to grade roster requires
  fixed grading basis and is very slow for gt 30
  students
• Upload from Eccles system converts mark/grade to
  input grade/grading basis data model

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Grading Bases
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Features of the Eccles Assessment System

• Spreadsheets can be obtained early in session and
  maintained as a markbook
• The enrolment list is guaranteed to be up to date
• Allows mark/grade entry and formula generation
• Flags invalid grades or mark/grade combinations
• Can import from and export to WebCT or custom
  spreadsheet
• Submission is tamper-resistant
• Macintosh functionality limited by Microsofts
  unstable Office tool implementation

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Eccles workflow session start
Eccles.xls EcclesHelper.xls
www
school class controller
School Data file
econ2001
econ2005
econ1001
econ1001
Control Panel
lecturer_at_unsw.edu.au
class assistant_at_unsw.edu.au
Markbook
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After results are finalised
Security key
Results file
school class controller
_at_
lecturer/class assistant
School result file faxed authorisation
econ
econ
_at_
econ2005
central admin
Collects files Tracks Security Codes Maintains
school workbook
Upload to NSS Report emailed to class controller
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Markbook Actions
econ1001
Markbook
2. Calculate final marks
3. Add special grades eg WD, UF
1. Update or import records
Enter assignment marks
Enter exam marks
lecturer
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Markbook Actions continued (finalising results)

• Reports Security code
• Creates file to be emailed to
• School Class Controller

Control Panel
3. Validate final results
4. Submit validated results
2. Show grade distributions
1. Sort records
lecturer
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Results Review

• After the submission deadline
• Concession algorithm is run, converts some FL/GP
  to PC
• Assessment Review Reports are available shortly
  afterward
• School staff print the Assessment Review Reports
• Late entries continue to reduce the effectiveness
  of the review
• Schools may finalise LE, WD or WC results through
  enrolment request
• Other changes go through UNSW Student Services

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Reports used in Assessment

• Enrolment Lists
• Assessment Review Report
• Grade Distribution Report
• Student Grade Report

• Enrolled Students WAM
• Academic Standing
• Student Results Incomplete