Authors:
Ellis Solaiman
;
Martin Smith
and
Joshua Barney
Affiliation:
Newcastle University, United Kingdom
Keyword(s):
Formative Assessment, Assessment Design, Review, Feedback Automation, Education Technology.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Computer-Supported Education
;
e-Learning
;
e-Learning Hardware and Software
;
e-Learning Platforms
;
Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
Abstract:
Formative assessment has been shown to be an effective teaching tool, yet is infrequently used in practice.
With the intent of building a formative e-assessment platform, we examine research on formative practices
and supporting computer-based systems with a focus on: institutional barriers to adoption of previous systems;
senses in which students and teachers can improve their practices across varying timescales; and collectible
data (self-reported or otherwise) necessary or advantageous in supporting these processes. From this research
we identify the minimal set of data which adequately supports these processes of improvement, arrive at a set
of requirements and recommendations for an innovative system which collects, processes, and presents this
data appropriately, and from these requirements design the architecture of an extensible electronic formative
assessment system which balances the need for complex long-term analytics with that of accessibility.