e-assessment (f)or learning

Last week I took part in another webinar in the Transforming Assessment series. This one was about ‘The Learning Thermometer’ and was given by Helen Stallman of the University of Queensland. There is more information at http://www.learningthermometer.com.au/.

Helen has an interest in students’ mental health and she has done research into the prevalence of ‘psychological distress’ in students, finding, not surprisingly, that students are more likely than the general population to be distressed. It is also not surprising that students’ studies are compromised by their distress – this leads to impaired attention, concentration and memory.

The Learning Thermometer is a web-based tool that students use to

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