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Development and evaluation of computer-assisted assessment in higher education in relation to BS7988

Development and evaluation of computer-assisted assessment in higher education in relation to BS7988
Development and evaluation of computer-assisted assessment in higher education in relation to BS7988
A university-wide project team of academic and administrative staff worked together to prepare, deliver and evaluate a number of diagnostic, formative and summative computer-based assessments. The team also attempted to assess the University of Southampton's readiness to deliver computer-assisted assessment (CAA) within the Code of practice for the use of information technology in the delivery of assessments (British Standards Institution, 2002). Evaluation data was used formatively to improve procedures during the project and summatively in preparing the project's final report, this publication and future support for CAA at Southampton. Some of the problems encountered during this pilot programme were anticipated, both by the project team and by BS7988; but they were not necessarily or entirely avoidable given the nature of control and management in an academic environment. Our approach was to encourage institutional learning via extensive dissemination and discussion of the results. To contribute to the public debate on the adoption of BS7988, we highlight difficulties in allocating responsibility for various aspects of the assessment process and make a number of recommendations about this and other practical issues.
0260-2938
383-595
Shephard, Kerry
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Warburton, Bill
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Maier, Pat
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Warren, Adam
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Shephard, Kerry, Warburton, Bill, Maier, Pat and Warren, Adam (2006) Development and evaluation of computer-assisted assessment in higher education in relation to BS7988. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 31 (5), 383-595. (doi:10.1080/02602930600679621).

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A university-wide project team of academic and administrative staff worked together to prepare, deliver and evaluate a number of diagnostic, formative and summative computer-based assessments. The team also attempted to assess the University of Southampton's readiness to deliver computer-assisted assessment (CAA) within the Code of practice for the use of information technology in the delivery of assessments (British Standards Institution, 2002). Evaluation data was used formatively to improve procedures during the project and summatively in preparing the project's final report, this publication and future support for CAA at Southampton. Some of the problems encountered during this pilot programme were anticipated, both by the project team and by BS7988; but they were not necessarily or entirely avoidable given the nature of control and management in an academic environment. Our approach was to encourage institutional learning via extensive dissemination and discussion of the results. To contribute to the public debate on the adoption of BS7988, we highlight difficulties in allocating responsibility for various aspects of the assessment process and make a number of recommendations about this and other practical issues.

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Published date: October 2006

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Local EPrints ID: 52663
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/52663
ISSN: 0260-2938
PURE UUID: 418c6d84-6ff4-4539-a95c-d3e9a16df956

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Date deposited: 11 Jul 2008
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 10:38

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Author: Kerry Shephard
Author: Bill Warburton
Author: Pat Maier
Author: Adam Warren

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