cde conference 09/02/2009. d whitelock (second presentation)
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Research in Distance Education: from present findings to future agendas. Evaluation and Assessment strand (second presentation). Dr Denise Whitelock Open UniversityTRANSCRIPT
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DMW, CDE, February 2009
Acceleratimg Learning to Assess: Assessment for Learning
Denise Whitelock
The Open University, Walton Hall,
Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
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DMW CBA, Ispra, Nov 2007
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DMW CBA, Ispra, Nov 2007
Understanding the learning context
“My Stuff”
Very web 2.0
Own tagging
OU ahead here
Evidence, viral video, pictures
Chefing pictures from mobile phones for portfolio – West Suffolk College
File compressions sent to Face Book
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Students’ role under-theorised
• Feedback - students want more (Students Survey)
• More of what?
• Decoding (Boud, 2000; Gardner, 2006; Sadler, 1989)
• Formative Assessment - empowering students as self-regulated learners (Nicol & Macfarlane-Dick, 2006)
DMW, CDE, February 2009
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Where are we now?
• Opening up with Open Source
• Moving towards vision and not losing sight of it through tool adaptation
• More work to do for Arts
• Open Comment - pedagogical model open to test
• Feedback
• Changing pedagogy
• Another handle on misconceptions
DMW Formative Assessment, IOE, July 2008
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Research Agenda
What are we trying to achieve?
Quality will reduce concerns about innovation
Role of tools to achieve consistency, reliability and fairness.....NUE principles of effective assessment
Computer marking of free text entry and diagrams
Group work assessment expert and judgement support systems
Data mining
New uses for assessment data in designing and refining learning programmes
DMW, CDE, February 2009
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DMW 2008 The Open University's Institute for Educational Technology
No longer learning about X but reflecting about X
• Students are able to find facts similar to X
• Know how X might be disputed
• Are able to make predictions about X
• Know how to use X in an argument
• Know how far X can be pushed
• Supported with tools and strategies
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DMW CBA, Ispra, Nov 2007