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ePortfolios and eAssessment using ‘assessment for learning’ principles

eAssessment Leading Practice

Allison Miller26 March 2012

Assessment for Learning framework

Picture of Competence

Clarifying and sharing learning intentions and criteria for success

Questioning Engineering effective discussion, questions, and learning tasks

Feedback Moving learners forward with feedback

Self Assessment Activating learners as the owners of their own learning

Peer Assessment Activating learners as instructional resources for one another

Modified from: Rob Stowell, Learning Australia, Quality of Assessment Practices, 2010 DFEEST Quality Forum, SA – slide 14

Assessment for Learning Checklist

Picture of Competence

What is the ‘picture of competency’ for my assessment piece? -

How am I sharing this picture of competence with my learners? –

QuestioningHow am I engineering effective discussion, questioning, and learning tasks for my assessment piece? –

FeedbackHow am I moving my learners forward with feedback with my assessment piece? -

Self AssessmentHow am I supporting my learners to be owners of their own learning through my assessment piece?

Peer AssessmentHow can I enable my learners to be instructional resources for one another through my assessment piece?

Modified from: Rob Stowell, Learning Australia, Quality of Assessment Practices, 2010 DFEEST Quality Forum, SA – slide 14

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Using e-portfolios for e-assessment Assessment for learning strategies

• Determine the purpose and audience for the e-portfolio

• Sharing learning expectations through picture of competence eg examples

• Collect student work first • Help the students understand what work to collect through questioning

• Select key pieces as evidence • Provide feedback (and feed-forward) on the selected evidence

• Reflect or ‘self assess’ the learning process and selection of work

• Provide self-assessment opportunities

• Connect and share with others • Encourage mentor, expert and/or peer assessment

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Allison Miller

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