Design
C2 Select a range of assessment strategies
As a designer of online assessment tasks, you have a range of strategies that you may choose to include in your repertoire.
Choosing a range of assessment strategies will ensure that different learning styles are accommodated and that issues of authentication are addressed. In many cases a 'blended' approach will ensure that the assessment is valid, fair, reliable and adequate.
Toolkit
Practical Tools
VETASSESS
The VETASSESS website has some useful information and downloadable files on a range of assessment strategies.
You can find information on:
- guidelines for developing knowledge based tests
- assessment templates
- cover page for assessment documents
- observation and demonstration
- practical tasks and projects
- portfolios
- tests
- collaborative assessment
- designing assessment resources
VETASSESS - Assessment resources
http://www1.assessit.net/webpage/content/resources.cfm
Designing WebQuests
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which most or all of the information used by learners is drawn from the Web.
WebQuests are designed to encourage collaborative learning, to focus on using information rather than looking for it, and to support learners' thinking at the levels of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The following link offers many resources for designing and building Webquests.
Readings and training materials
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/materials.htm
Turnitin.com
This site provides hints on the use of various strategies such as digital portfolios, peer review etc.
Going further
Assessment in 2003 - online lecture
The following link is an audio-graphic online lecture about online assessment, addressing mainly computer-marked tests (quizzes, multiple choice items), but very useful stuff about how the technology can be used to automate test generation now (random selections, JIT tests) and so solve some security issues.
This is an online lecture by Eric Shepherd, President of Questionmark. You will be asked to login and after a short wait will receive an audio lecture and powerpoint slides.
Automated testing design
http://lecture.horizonlive.com/launcher.cgi?channel=dls1_2003_1014_1059_23
Roleplay sites
The following sites give you some information, ideas and strategies for using roleplays in your teaching and assessment.
Fablusi - Roleplay simulation
http://www.roleplaysim.org/papers/
