Week 5 readings
Open Readings
If you read one thing this week it should be reading 1 below.
- Centre for the Study of Higher Education (2002). Assessing group work. Accessed 15 January 2013.
- ASKe (undated). Getting the most from Groupwork Assessment Accessed 21 Feb 2014
- Ferrell, Gill (2013) Supporting assessment and feedback practice with technology: from tinkering to transformation. JISC. Retrieved 14 Feb 2014 from http://repository.jisc.ac.uk/5450/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Jisc&utm_campaign=3575071_assessment+and+feedback+mailer&dm_i=QHI,24MJJ,BZ4TDJ,7ONBO,1
- Gibbs, G. (2010). "The assessment of group work: lessons from the literature." Retrieved 16 August, 2011, from http://www.brookes.ac.uk/aske/Groupwork%20Assessment/.
- Gibbs, G. & Simpson, C. (2002) Does your assessment support your students' learning? Retrieved 14 Feb 2014 from http://isis.ku.dk/kurser/blob.aspx?feltid=157744
- JISC (2010). 'Effective assessment in a digital age.' Available online from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/programmerelated/2010/digiassess.aspx#downloads. Accessed 15 January 2013.
- MacDonald, J (2002). 'Developing competent e-learners: the role of assessment'. Paper presented at the Learning Communities and Assessment Cultures Conference organised by the EARLI Special Interest Group on Assessment and Evaluation, University of Northumbria, 28-30 August 2002. Accessed 15 January 2013.
- Race, P. (2001). "Assessment Series No.9: A Briefing on Self, Peer and Group Assessment." [Online] Retrieved 21 February, 2014, from http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/detail/assessment/assessment_series.
- Series of short guides on four key themes by JISC:
- Changing assessment and feedback practice How to approach large-scale change in assessment and feedback practice with the help of technology
- Electronic assessment management Using technology to support the assessment lifecycle, from the electronic submission of assignments to marking and feedback
- Enhancing student employability through technology-supported assessment and feedback How the curriculum can help develop the skills and competencies needed in the world of work
- Feedback and feed forward Using technology to support learner longitudinal development
Restricted access readings
These readings all require some kind of authentication -- usually via a subscription - to gain access. If you are in a UK educational institution you may be able to gain access using Athens or Shibboleth.
- MacDonald, J. (2008). Blended Learning and online tutoring. Chapter 11, pages 128-133
- Macdonald, J. (2003). 'Assessing online collaborative learning: process and product.' Computers & Education 40(4). May 2003, 377-391. Accessed 15 January 2013.
- Nicol, D., Thomson, A. and Breslin, C. (2013). "Rethinking feedback practices in higher education: a peer review perspective." Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 39(1): 102-122.
- Nicol, D and Macfarlane-Dick, D (2005). 'Formative assessment and self-regulated learning: a model and seven principles of good feedback practice'. Studies in Higher Education, Volume 31, Issue 2 April 2006, pages 199 - 218. Accessed 15 January 2013.