Subject: [IFETS-DISCUSSION:3902] Six Assessment Qualities
From: Brent Muirhead (bmuirhead@email.uophx.edu)
Date: Thu 26 Sep 2002 - 05:15:22 MEST
From: "Brent Muirhead" <bmuirhead@email.uophx.edu> Subject: [IFETS-DISCUSSION:3902] Six Assessment Qualities Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:15:22 +1200
Greetings Martyn, Lisa & Anita!
I have been reflecting on your comments about assessment practices. I =
think that today's teachers need to develop instructional plans that =
provide assessment procedures that support both high academic standards =
and have a degree of openness. The two concepts acknowledge the =
importance of having a multidimensional view of assessment that strives =
to evaluate a diversity of learning objectives.
Morgan & O'Reilly (1999) offer six key qualities that should be =
reflected in distance education assessment:
1. A clear rationale and consistent pedagogical approach.
2. Explicit values, aims, criteria and standards
3. Authentic and holistic tasks
4. A facilitative degree of structure
5. Sufficient and timely formative assessment
6. Awareness of the learning context and perceptions (pp. 30-32).
I support the idea of peer assessment but the teacher must provide =
appropriate guidelines to help their students who will vary in their =
assessment knowledge and skills. I have had the opportunity to both =
teach and take online graduate classes which gives me insights into this =
vital issue. As a student, I did notice that my colleagues were not =
comfortable evaluating their classmates' work. Yet, teachers who =
provided their students with specific criteria for grading assignments =
did help them to feel more confident in the assessment process.=20
Reference
Morgan, C., & O'Reilly, M. (1999). Assessing open and distance learners. =
London: Kogan Page.
Brent Muirhead D.Min., Ph.D.
Area Chair, MAED Curriculum & Technology
University of Phoenix Online
bmuirhead@email.uophx.edu
770-751-1783 (EST)
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