ICT Integration for Subject Advisors

5: e-Assessments

• Aim of module 5

  The aim of this module is to understand the benefits of using e-assessments in teaching and learning.

• Module 5 objectives

  By the end of this module, participants should be able to:

  • Understand what e-assessments entail
    
  • Identify suitable online assessment tools
    
  • Be comfortable using online assessment tools
    
  • Know how to apply these understandings to carry out subject advisor's responsibilities.
    
  
  

• Module 5 resources

  Review the module 5 resources below.

• MGSLG. (2020). ICT integration for subject advisors: Course manual (eAssessments pages 43 - 59) File 1.9MB
• MGSLG. (2020). eAssessments PPT File 4.3MB
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  Types of assessments

  Assessment of learning is usually the final phase of lesson delivery but, in all honesty, it should happen before (diagnostic), during (formative) and after (summative) the learning takes place. eAssessments use digital technology or ICTs to assess the learners in these diagnostic, formative and summative phases. 
  

  Watch the introductory video below which explains the notion of eAssessments very clearly.

• Suriya, T. (2020). E-Assessment (Video: CC licence) Page
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  eAssessment formats

  eAssessments can take on a variety of formats - below are just some examples taken from the Moodle LMS which shows the flexibility on the types of questions that eAssessments can offer:

   
  

  
  

  
  

• Advantages of using eAssessments

  
  

• Creating multiple choice questions

  For this training session, we will focus on the use of online multiple choice questions. This is an easy, quick and accurate method of assessment to determine whether learning has been achieved by the students. 

  Review your course manual which delves into the details of how a multiple choice question should be composed and the criteria which should be adhered to when setting multiple choice questions (pages 4 - 7 of the Module 5 course manual).

• Some online assessment tools

  There are a range of online assessment tools available e.g. Google Classroom, Moodle, Kahoot etc....

  Have a look at what is available by accessing this link and by watching the short video below.

• Flux 4 Education. (2020). Online assessment tools for teachers (video CC licence) Page
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  Activity 5.1 (ePortfolio)

  Having reviewed various online assessment tools on offer, select one and do the following:

  • Create a multiple choice quiz for a diagnostic assessment on a topic / concept within your subject
  • The quiz should contain five questions
  • Explain how this assessment will help prepare the learners for the lesson.

  
  Copy the hyperlink of your multiple choice quiz which you have created and insert this link into the assignment quiz below. Move on to the next question in order to include your explanation.

• Assignment quiz: Activity 5.1
• Assessment analysis capabilities

  We will discuss three tools which can be used to assess the following quality and effectiveness of assessment practices:

  1. Teacher collection and analysis of learner assessments
  2. Learners self-assessments
  3. Tracking of assessments.

  
  

• 1: Analysis of learner assessments

  
  

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  Who is responsible for what?

  So, now that we have established learners' achievements (or lack thereof), who is responsible for which part of the action plan?

  
  

  
  

• 2: Learner's self assessment

  Using the same levels and colour coding as in the previous section, review the following:

  
  

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  Who is responsible for what?

  
  

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  3: Tracking of assessments

  Again, using the same levels and colour coding, review the following table:

  
  

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  Who is responsible for what?

  
  

• All three of the above steps must be linked to the following documents:

  • The subject improvement plan
  • The school improvement plan (SIP)
  • The performance dashboard
  • The data warehouse.

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• Use the link below to access the module 5 synchronous meeting. This online meeting will take place at Date | Time. Note: Your attendance is compulsory.