Transforming Assessment online seminar: Designing for Learner Engagement with Computer-based Summative Exams

Event Details

Date:

Wednesday, 02 March 2016

Time:

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Location:

Online

URL:

http://ta.vu/2mar2016

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Full Description:: Presenters: Richard Walker and Zoe Handley (University of York, UK)

How do we prepare university students for high stakes computer-based testing? What steps should instructors take to ensure that students can perform to the best of their abilities? These are some of the questions that this session will explore.

A Learner Engagement with e-Assessment (LEe-AP) framework for instructors has been developed which highlights engagement issues when introducing computer-based assessment and includes guidance for students and instructors. The framework touches on socialisation measures, preparation for test-taking, revision strategies, test organisation and the presentation of questions via the user interface. The session will explore the experiences of postgraduate education students taking high stakes computer-based examinations as well as reflections on practice after using the framework to prepare a new MA cohort (2015-16) and in mock exams held in November 2015 and January 2016.

Please register via http://ta.vu/2mar2016