1. E-Assessment Which way now? Professor Denise Whitelock The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK denise.whitelock@open.ac.uk

2. The e-Assessment and automatic feedback Challenge Constructivist Learning – Push Institutional reliability and accountability – Pull. DMW Welcome LKL May 2013

4. Feedback Students must decode feedback and then act on it Boud (2000) Students must have the opportunity to act on feedback Sadler (1989) Gauging efficacy through action DMW Welcome LKL May 2013

5. CharacteristicsDescriptor AuthenticInvolving real-world knowledge and skills Personalised Tailored to the knowledge, skills and interests of each student NegotiatedAgreed between the learner and the teacher EngagingInvolving the personal interests of the students Recognise existing skillsWilling to accredit the student’s existing work DeepAssessing deep knowledge – not memorization Problem orientedOriginal tasks requiring genuine problem solving skills Collaboratively producedProduced in partnership with fellow students Peer and self assessedInvolving self reflection and peer review Tool supportedEncouraging the use of ICT Elliott’s characteristics of Assessment 2.0 activities A d v i c e f o r A c t i o n

6. The 4Ts Pyramid DMW Welcome LKL May 2013 Tool Development Training of staff Transformation Tasks Transfer Learning

7. National Union of Students’ Principles of Effective Assessment Times Higher Education, 29 th January 2009 Should be for learning, not simply of learning Should be reliable, valid, fair and consistent Should consist of effective and constructive feedback Should be innovative and have the capacity to inspire and motivate. Should be conducted throughout the course, rather than being positioned as a final event Should develop key skills such as peer and reflective assessment DMW Welcome LKL May 2013

8. “Advice for Action”, Whitelock (2011) Helping students find out what they do not know and how to remedy the situation can avoid the trauma of assessment Are we on the way with new e-tools? DMW Welcome LKL May 2013