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Quote of the day

If learning that lasts is active and independent, integrative and experiential, assessment must judge performance in contexts related to life roles. If learning that lasts is self-aware, reflective, self assessed and self-regarding, assessment must include explicitness of expected outcomes, public … Continue reading

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‘When the cook tastes the soup it is formative evaluation; when the dinner guest tastes the soup it is summative evaluation’ Harvey, J. (1998) Evaluation cookbook. Edinburgh: Learning Technology Dissemination Initiative. http://www.icbl.hw.ac.uk/ltdi/cookbook/ pg 7. Note: this is about formative and summative … Continue reading

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Quotes of the day

‘We are just beginning to have a small idea of the real extent of the possibilities for online assessment.’ Howell, S. C. and Hricko, M. (eds) (2006) Online assessment and measurement: case studies from higher education, K-12 and corporate. Information … Continue reading

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Three quotes on the links between assessment and learning

‘Assessment is the ‘tail that wags the dog’…’ Dysthe, O. (2008) The challenges of assessment in a new learning culture. In Havnes, A. and McDowell, L. (eds).  Balancing dilemmas in assessment and learning in contemporary education. Routledge/Taylor and Francis. pp15-28. … Continue reading

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Quote of the day – The Orangoutang score

I was looking for something lighter for a Sunday afternoon and came across this. I haven’t read the original paper, just a reference to it, but I reckon that ‘Orangoutang score’ is more fun than ‘random guess score’. ‘The Orangoutang score is … Continue reading

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Quote of the day – assessment anxiety (even for formative assessment)

‘The formative assessment for Anne was not a supportive step toward summative assessment, but a significant hurdle in its own right; a moment of judgement of her aptitude for higher education and her identity. Therefore, for Anne, the formative process … Continue reading

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Quote of the day

‘Assessment is not working, or at least it is not working as it should. In our attempt to generate forms of assessment capable of addressing all the purposes for whish we use assessment, we have produced a Frankenstein that preys … Continue reading

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Reading through my notes on some of the many assessment papers I have read, I’m finding a few of those ‘sit up and take note’ quotes; things (sometimes very obvious) that other people somehow manage to say so much better … Continue reading

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