Presentation for In Brief series

1. Competence-based e-assessment
Phil Hardcastle and Steve Saffhill
support@rsc-em.ac.uk
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2. Summary
• NVQs, BTEC programmes…
• Evidence
• Assessment
• Technology
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3. Assessors must
• Support learners
• Understanding
• Expectations
• Learning resources
• Help gather evidence
• Observe and record
activities
• Validate and record
results
• Provide feedback and
development
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4. What types of evidence?
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5. Types of evidence
 Witness testimony
 Questions and answers
 Observation
 Professional discussion
 Personal statement
 Accreditation of prior learning
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6. Supporting learners and gathering
evidence
• Ensure learners • Ensure learning
understand what is resources are
expected of them available to them
• Motivate • Resources are
stimulative
Engage Activate
Embed Share
• Gather evidence
• Observer and
learner discuss
and reflect the
evidence
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7. Who does what?
• Ensure learners • Ensure learning
understand what is resources are
expected of them available to them
• Motivate • Resources are
stimulative
Engage Activate
Embed Share
• Gather evidence
• Observer and learner
discuss and reflect
the evidence
Assessor Learner
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8. Assessors thinning themselves out
• Ensure learners • Ensure learning
understand what is resources are
expected of them available to them
• Motivate • Resources are
stimulative
Engage Activate
Embed Share
• Gather evidence
• Observer and
learner discuss
and reflect the
evidence
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9. Learners gathering evidence lets
assessors focus on other areas
• Ensure learners • Ensure learning
understand what is resources are
expected of them available to them
• Motivate • Resources are
stimulative
Engage Activate
Embed Share
• Gather evidence
• Observer and
learner discuss
and reflect the
evidence
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10. Technology for learners
(share and demonstrate)
Using video with
learning difficulties
Using video to
streamline assessment
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11. What technology do you use?
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12. Technology for assessors
(reflect and validate)
Using digipens to
Digipen example free up contact time
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13. Managing assessment:
tools for learners
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14. Annotating evidence
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15. Annotating evidence
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16. Mobile learning
https://mobilelearninginfokit.pbworks.com
• What?
• Why?
• Myths
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17. To do
 Think about your learners’ journey
– Requirements of awarding body
– Needs/skills of learners
 Have a play
 Review course and assessment design
 What needs to be done in learner induction
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18. Next session:
Assessment management
Phil Hardcastle and Steve Saffhill
support@rsc-em.ac.uk
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