Hi Sandra
This is very good news, Sandra. We use WJEC for both Computing and ICT
so it would a big step in the right direction.
Skills development for these technologies will be important across the
board. It is indeed a challenge with so many different formats being
used.
Martine
Martine Fryer
Senior Lecturer
Teaching and Learning Mentor for e-learning
South Downs College
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Hi Martine
I am the Chief Examiner for the IT Diploma with AQA | C&G and we are
actively encouraging consortia to produce evidence in any format. I
would be horrified if IT students had to produce paper-based evidence as
they are expected to do in AS and A levels.
The exam boards are beginning to look at the use of technology now. I
spoke to a group of AQA staff about how technology is being used in
colleges and what they need to do to catch up with us. They are really
keen to do so and are looking for ways to accommodate centres.
We do the WJEC AS and A level and I heard last week that they will
accept the files instead of screenprints. I'm not sure if this is only
for Computing or if it applies to ICT as well. It is a step in the
right direction though.
Sandra Taylor
ILT Co-ordinator
Ashton Sixth Form College
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Hi Megan
That is great Megan. Which examining board is that? I teach A level IT
and the students provide print-based evidence for coursework, which we
mark but a selection is verified by the examining board.
Martine
Martine FryerSenior Lecturer
Teaching and Learning Mentor for e-learning
South Downs College
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From: Virtual Learning Environments on behalf of Megan Robertson
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Our A-level Product Design course requires an ongoing coursework
submission which passes continually between student and teacher during
most of the year, with the student revising his work according to
teacher advice and comments. We manage this via Moodle, keeping all
iterations so the development of the student's work as well as the final
outcome is available... thus combining formative and ultimately
summative assessment. The final submission is burned to CD for
transmission to the exam board.
Megan
City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College
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Martine (et al)
As with Ray I think one of the great advantages of online assessment is
that it can do more than just summative assessment. In addition I
question shouldn't we also be thinking of diagnostic assessment
(arguably another formative assessment?) - particularly as a part of
initial assessment of students skills perhaps as part of the Individual
Learning Plan (ILP) process (ie getting to know the students at the
beginning of their engagement). I would argue that where they are
separate getting all of these 'systems' interoperating with one another
is a challenge but well worthwhile as part of a coherent and joined-up
assessment strategy.
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Richard
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Martine,
As much as I note your emphasis on summative assessment, I feel that a
formative approach towards that final grading is essential.
As a teacher for many years, I've found that getting to know each and
every student before the final crunch of the end-of-course-marking is
essential. Certainly, it helps me to 'mug up' any nuances of the
material before the final pressure of marking - and thus some ease in
having an overview of the material presented before the rush.
But, more importantly, to my mind, is the understanding of the
*processes* by which the student has come to their final presentation
and if their learning has progressed through an assimilation of feedback
from peers or tutors. If nothing else, seeing an artefact grow is a
useful guard against plagiarism.
And thus my absolute conviction of the place of e-Portfolios in Teaching
and Learning.
BW
Ray Tolley FEIDCT, NAACE Fellow, MBILD
ICT Education Consultant
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Dear Colleagues
Are there innovative ways of assessing students work online? I am
researching into methods of online assessments mainly for summative
purposes. The Open University ask students to upload their MS Word
created assessments and these are marked online using comments, then
returned to students. This was the same method used at the University of
Portsmouth for the MSc in e-Learning Technologies which was an online
course. However, I am interested in any other online methods that would
be accepted by examining boards and universities.
Regards
Martine
Martine Fryer
Senior Lecturer
Teaching and Learning Mentor for e-learning
South Downs College
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