The way students are assessed is central to the student learning experience. Getting assessment right is therefore of paramount importance. The student body in 2010 expects and deserves assessment practices that work for them – assessment that not just a means to an end, but part of a process of continual learning.
The idea that assessment should only be based on an end-of-year exam or two or three essays is outdated, and students deserve a more continual monitoring of their progress in order to become better learners.
Why e-assessment
E-assessment has the potential to improve the entire assessment process. Primarily, e-assessment enables greater personalisation and increased effectiveness for an increasingly diverse student population, and significantly improves the student learning experience.
NUS has brought together key information on e-assessment which you can download or view below:
Further information
JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee)
The Effective Assessment in a Digital Age publication by JISC is available online in PDF and text-only formats, together with extended versions of the case studies. These can be read online or downloaded from www.jisc.ac.uk/digiassess
The supplementary online resources which accompany the guide include video case studies, a planning tool and expert podcasts designed to support individuals and curriculum teams in harnessing the potential of technology to transform their assessment and feedback practice. To increase accessibility, the resources associated with Effective Assessment in a Digital Age are available in different formats from www.jisc.ac.uk/assessresource.
You may also find the resources contained in the Effective Practice in a Digital Age also of interest – available from www.jisc.ac.uk/practice and www.jisc.ac.uk/resourceexchange
Take a look at our e-assessment briefing as seen in the FACT Toolkit:
Download your own copy here.