BALANCE

Summary of Proceedings

8 January 1998,
The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Balancing Assessment for Learning: Addressing New Challenges in Education with IT

Themes for the day:

• diversifying assessment through the use of technology;
• practicalities of coping with large student numbers;
• resource implications of using learning technology;
• increasing the effectiveness of assessment;
• quality of assessment.

The Workshop Aims:

• To encourage lecturers to use a balance of assessment methods within courses
• To demonstrate a range of different ways in which technology can be used to support assessment
• To stimulate discussion on the implications of using technology in assessment

• Objective Tests
  Liz Leonard, University of Glasgow
• Thesys
  Richard Gentle, The Nottingham Trent University
• Diagnosys (more info.)
  John Appleby, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Modified Essay Questions (Slides | more info.)
  Marie Lee, QUTAL The Queens University of Belfast

• Human resource issues of implementing technology in learning and assessment (abstract)
  Kathy Buckner and Kate Morss, Queen Margaret College
• The WWW as a Tool for Assessment (abstract | paper)
  Colin Milligan, TALiSMAN.
• Building and Implementing the Clyde Virtual University Assessment Engine (abstract | slides)
  David McNicol, Niall Sclater, David Whittington, University of Strathclyde
• Setting Effective Objective Tests (abstract)
  Sue Heard, University of Aberdeen