Mark Russell The Blended Learning Unit – University of Hertfordshire [email protected]
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E ffecting S ustainable C hange in A ssessment P ractice and E xperience: Some findings and thoughts from the ESCAPE project Mark Russell The Blended Learning Unit – University of Hertfordshire [email protected] markrussell
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Effecting Sustainable Change in Assessment Practice and Experience: Some findings and thoughts from the ESCAPE project
Mark Russell
The Blended Learning Unit – University of Hertfordshire
markrussell
Learning = f (assessment)?
From what the students tell us…
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How to design a learning environment
Students’ experience (1)
How well do you separate
and describe to your students
the different functions of assessment?
Students’ experience (2)
Use of feedback is missing– Encourage…– Motivate…– Expect…– Suggest…– Require? / Show us how?
How do your students attend
to the feedback you provide?
Observations from the students (1)
• Assessment– Suggests cramming is okay?– What are we hiding? (game-
playing?)– Alignment issues– learning oriented?
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I feel the presentation had little influence on my learning and you were just able to give the presentation using facts rather than understanding
How would your students
describe the impact of
your assessments on their learning?
Observations from the students (2)
• Feedback– Feedback has negative connotations
• Motivational?
– Prompt ~ 1 week!– Feedback could be used more
feedback on the coursework was ridiculous as it arrived after we had taken the exam so individuals were unsure of how well they understood the module leading to a failure in the exam.
Is it okay that feedback has
negative connotations?
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ESCAPE … an opportunity…
• To RE-surface what we know - arghh…• To use ICT for Learning and Efficiency
gains• To help ensure? all students …• To draw together and feed out – via
ESCAPE tool kit
Discussion
What should we be assessing and how can feedback become a more developmental experience for learners?
