Have a look at the Easimap project (Alan Maddocks at Loughborough).
http://www.engsc.ac.uk/er/pdp/easimap.asp
This is in the context of Engineering education but the tool he's been developing does something like what you want.
Janet Strivens
Centre for Lifelong Learning: Educational Development Division,
The University of Liverpool,
128 Mt Pleasant,
Liverpool L69 3GW
Tel: 0151 794 1167 (office)
07939 521554 (mobile)
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> Association [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jonathan Hewett
> Sent: 28 November 2007 10:46
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> Subject: Feedback to enable students to track progress
>
> Do you know of any systems/initiatives to enable students to get a full
> overview of progress against assessment criteria that recur in
> different
> assignments? This would enable them to see how they are doing during a
> long/thin module (and/or even a whole programme).
>
> What I have in mind is a system (probably online) in which:
> -- lecturers/tutors input results of every assignment: pass/fail/merit
> etc
> for each assessment criterion (whether for formative or summative
> assessment)
> -- as more assignments are undertaken, the system would provide
> students
> with an overall picture of progress, strengths and weaknesses
>
> Some context might help: on parts of the postgrad journalism programme
> I
> run, students undertake a large number of assignments (eg
> reporting/news
> writing). Some key assessment criteria are used in a number of
> different assignments, for good reasons.
>
> It's possible but laborious to do all this on paper. Tutors generally
> have a
> good overview of students' progress but sometimes patchy (and this can
> be
> harder for visiting lecturers). It would be better if students could
> track
> progress more clearly themselves, I think -- and at the level of
> assessment
> criteria rather than grade.
>
> Any pointers gratefully received off-list. And if you know of anyone
> else
> who might know more, please forward this email to them.
>
> Thanks for your help! Apologies for cross-posting.
>
> Jonathan Hewett
> --
> Associate Director of
> Newspaper Journalism
>
> Department of Journalism
> City University
> Northampton Square
> London EC1V 0HB
>
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>
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