Supporting student learning: the use of computer-based formative assessment m... - The Diigo Meta page

• 30 Oct 08
  

  Youenn Leborgne

  Notions:
  formative, summative, MCQs, self-assessment, connections
  
  ** Gives very interesting practical information **
  
  More students, higher diversity, less resources, more support needed for students having higher expectations about formative feedback, especially because of other commitments (job, ...)
  
  Changes implemented in a first year Biology course:
  
  - summative and formative weekly quizzes
  Commercial product has saved time and money
  Benefits: instant feedback, control over order of questions, preference towards questions including diagrams, photo or graphs, multiple choice format, quick to complete
  
  - mock exam to clarify what good performance is
  Paper-based, marked by students in their own time from paper-based or web-based info, enter their answers in the web-based version which gives them feedback (helps them identify their understanding, which in turn might indicate the need for some remedial action). Depending on mark, they might be encouraged to use web-based revision materials
  
  - self-assessment modules (SAMs) designed to draw together related parts of a course to help students make connections between topics and to promote a deeper learning strategy through feedback and reinforcement
  Each SAM tests on 4 level of understanding of increasing difficulty, with students comparing their work with sample answers.
  At the beginning of each SAM, students are directed to a statement of educational rationale (value of self-assessment mainly) and are informed of what each level is testing. They're encouraged to reflect on their experience.
  Benefits: being able to choose the level of difficulty, receiving formative feedback even if they quit the module before the end, helps in revising, in understanding the material (especially for level 1 and 2 more concerned with content itself), in indicating areas of improvement, offering diagrams of ideas and being a different approach than the textbook, *relating concepts*
  
  Mix of formative and summative assessment is recommended
  
  (Most materials mentionned are accessible

  e-learning self assessment connections tool OA_MSc feedback

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