Innovation in e-Assessment Current technology and it

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Innovation in e-AssessmentCurrent technology and
its useChe Osborneche.osborne_at_btl.com
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Agenda

• What do we mean by e-Assessment?
• The learning journey
• Current use of e-Assessment
• The drive towards e-Assessment
• Benefits
• Interactive examples Simulations, Feedback,
  Portfolios, Innovative items

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This session is NOT about.

• programming e-assessment tools
• complex technical matters
• It is about.
• The drivers behind innovative e-Assessment
• Examples of where innovation is being used

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Current use of e-Assessment

• Industrialisation of large volume, multiple
  choice style papers
• Use of adaptive tools to pinpoint skills and
  requirements
• Diagnostics to develop personal learning plans
• Increased feedback to aid learner
• Greater use of Simulation based assessment

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The drive towards e-Assessment

• Where is the drive coming from?
• 14-19 White Paper and Skills White Paper
• Awarding bodies (marking issues)
• Skills checking and initial assessments (adult
  skills)
• Training Development Agency for schools and
  LLUK
• Industry (increased assessments skills needs)
• Higher Education

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Benefits

• Ability to use interactive items or simulations
• Ability to offer assessments on demand
• Provision of feedback to aid the learner
• Adaptive assessments
• can enable learners to repeat questions over and
  over until understood
• can include hints and help when learners are
  stuck
• can provide rich, detailed feedback on where
  and why an answer was incorrect
• can automatically link to e-learning support
  materials
• Can collect all the evidence for a whole group
  and enable the teacher to customise her/his
  teaching programme

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Innovative assessments

• Simulations e-Citizen Virtual Desktop
• Innovative items NFER
• Rich feedback - Practice and learn
• Adaptive Cinema Numeracy tool
• Portfolios e-Activities

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• Thank you
• For a copy of the interactive demonstration used
  alongside this presentation please email your
  details to
• Che.osborne_at_btl.com