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eAssessment and eLearning

May 2006

eAssessment and eLearning

Content

1 Introduction

2 Innovation in eAssessment

3 Innovation in eLearning

4 Personalised Learning

Introduction

The future :

‘….to capture and accredit individual achievement,to national standards, at the point and level of attainment with seamless access to further learning opportunities.’

Personalised life long learning (and assessment)

‘ ….technology has to be the servant of the assessment and learning.’

Innovation in eAssessment

1 onscreen marking

2 turning complexity into workable solutions - onscreen testing - e-portfolios

Onscreen marking

What is it?

- secure / web-based

- scanned images of candidates responses

- item (question) based marking

- home-based, using a standard PC

- allows different categories of markers ( general / expert )

Onscreen marking

Exams are taken on paperin the usual way .

Onscreen marking

Each script makes one journey.

Each script page is accurately scanned.

Onscreen marking

Example system.

ePen

The welcome screen

Onscreen marking

Typical student

item being marked

Onscreen marking

Scripts marked onscreen (one system - ePen)

Nov.2003 17,000 (6 papers)Jan.2004 45,000 (16 papers)Jun.2004 1,000,000 (46 papers)Jun.2005 2,900,000 (195 papers)Jun.2006 3,100,000 (227 papers)

Onscreen marking

Advantages for Examiners

- Zero administration- Accuracy and control- Visibility- No mark reporting- No centre chasing- No totalling of marks

Onscreen marking

The SURVEY says………………

What examiners say about marking onscreen (ePen)

‘I have marked onscreen’ 57%

‘I am confident about using ePen’ 93%‘Marking with ePen is easy’ 80%‘I intend to mark onscreen again’ 90%

Source:

Independent confidential survey commissioned by Edexcel. Responses from 10,000 markers in summer 2005

Onscreen testing

600 static centres.

Innovation includes:

Mobile test centre

Onscreen testing

High Stakes: GCSE Onscreen Testing

Innovative items used Not just multiple choice Multimedia (Audio)

GCSE Applied French- mock in Jan.2006 – 50 centres (1500 learners)- first live exam in June 2006 (50 centres)

ePortfolio

Assessment by ePortfolio

- developing systems to moderate and, where appropriate, collect Learners work from ePortfolios

- involves working with 3rd party suppliers and standards bodies to ensure access to information is possible across various ePortfolio systems

ePortfolio

An example of assessment by ePortfolio:

Diploma in Digital Applications

- Project brief delivered to the Centre via the internet - Candidates compile multi-media portfolio onscreen- ePortfolios are marked by the centre- ePortfolios then accessed by moderators via internet - moderator’s report sent to awarding body via internet- Certificate issued (on paper and through the post)

( ? One step away from assessment on demand ? )

ePortfolio – Where next ?

Design andTechnology in the future ?

PDAs Digital capture pens

ePortfolio – Where next ?

PDA photo captured images that may be annotated and printed.

Digital capture pens store student answers electronically.

Peers critique on the same paper

Innovation in eLearning

electronic texts

eLearning resources

Supporting teachers to support learners.

Innovation in eLearning

Active Book.

Interactive onscreen version where the illustrations come to life

*On-course

Bringing learning to life

*Simulating real life

Run a virtual business

Innovation in eLearning

Supporting teachers:

Exam Wizard

create customised mock exams, topic tests or homework tasks using real exam questions

over 3 years of exam questions, mark schemes and examiner reports in a fully searchable format

Innovation in eLearning

Supporting learners

Exam Tutor

- real exam papers - animated model answers- talked through by a senior examiner - access examiner reports

Personalised LearningResults Analysis Service

Every item listed

Student’s mark

School average

National average

Centre type average

Personalised LearningResults Plus

Gives students a personal profile of strengths and weakness against concept map

Major innovation in pilot this summer

Personalised Learning

Personalised learning driven by e-assessment

Onlinee-learning matched to

needs

Student takesonline test orMock Exam

ResultsPlus feedback

Delivering raised achievement

Thank you

‘The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone already doing it’

Elbert Hubbard (born 1856)