Assessing students
Assessment lies at the heart of the learning experience: how learners are assessed shapes their understanding of the curriculum and determines their ability to progress
”JISC, 2010, p.5
With increasing numbers of learners and practitioners engaging with technology it is an obvious step to examine how this could be harnessed for assessment and feedback. In fact, this is already taking place and throughout this resource you will find links to case studies and examples of how assessment and feedback has been supported by implementing technology. It is important to note that assessment is often thought of as either summative (assessment of learning) or formative (assessment for learning) and these terms will be used throughout this resource.
References
JISC. (2010) Effective Assessment in a Digital Age: A guide to technology-enhanced assessment and feedback [online], Bristol, HEFCE. Available from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/programmes/elearning/digiassass_eada.pdf (accessed 2 April 2012).
