Framing Feedback for Formative Assessment Denise Whitelock The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA [email_address] DMW Formative Assessment, IOE, July 2008

Issues: Matching tools to goals and moving to Moodle Picture courtesy Stuart Watt DMW Formative Assessment, IOE, July 2008

Feedback: Don’t forget the human reaction Picture courtesy Chris McKillop DMW Formative Assessment, IOE, July 2008

Picture courtesy Chris McKillop

Feedback and Learning: Long tradition in OU Computer Marked Assignments (CMAs, 1970s) S103 (1998) Multiple attempts with feedback with interactive tasks Maths for Science Online exam with feedback OpenMark (2000) Feedback at multiple levels with multiple attempts Anytime, anywhere use Moodle Re-engineering parts to introduce OpenMark features OpenMark reports scores to Moodle grade book Integrate OpenMark questions to be included in a Moodle quiz .... Tap into other assessment engines such as Stack in the future DMW Formative Assessment, IOE, July 2008

Computer Marked Assignments (CMAs, 1970s)

S103 (1998)

Multiple attempts with feedback with interactive tasks

Maths for Science

Online exam with feedback

OpenMark (2000)

Feedback at multiple levels with multiple attempts

Anytime, anywhere use

Moodle

Re-engineering parts to introduce OpenMark features

OpenMark reports scores to Moodle grade book

Integrate OpenMark questions to be included in a Moodle quiz .... Tap into other assessment engines such as Stack in the future

Computer Assisted Formative Assessment Project (CAFA) Collaborative Formative Assessment BuddyFinder and SIMLINK – see CAFA Report http://kn.open.ac.uk/document.cfm?docid=10798 Short Technology Course T180 Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice H812 Open Comment Free text entry for History and Philosophy students, new question type Moodle http://kn.open.ac.uk/document.cfm?docid=10785 Real need for appropriate tools for Arts Faculty DMW Formative Assessment, IOE, July 2008

Collaborative Formative Assessment

BuddyFinder and SIMLINK – see CAFA Report http://kn.open.ac.uk/document.cfm?docid=10798

Short Technology Course T180

Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice H812

Open Comment

Free text entry for History and Philosophy students, new question type Moodle http://kn.open.ac.uk/document.cfm?docid=10785

Real need for appropriate tools for Arts Faculty

The tool: an example question DMW Formative Assessment, IOE, July 2008

Example of feedback from Open Comment system DMW Formative Assessment, IOE, July 2008

Manoeuvring with Moodle Currently formative only 125,000 to March 2008 Diagnostic “Are you ready for Science?” 40,000 May to December 2007 Feedback and multiple attempts 6/8 Faculties using e-assessment Health Science and Science Foundation courses, e-assessment for each course block Summative low stakes. Is this really formative? DMW Formative Assessment, IOE, July 2008

Currently formative only 125,000 to March 2008

Diagnostic “Are you ready for Science?” 40,000 May to December 2007

Feedback and multiple attempts

6/8 Faculties using e-assessment

Health Science and Science Foundation courses, e-assessment for each course block

Summative low stakes. Is this really formative?

Where are we now? Opening up with Open Source Moving towards vision and not losing sight of it through tool adaptation More work to do for Arts Open Comment - pedagogical model open to test Feedback Changing pedagogy Another handle on misconceptions DMW Formative Assessment, IOE, July 2008

Opening up with Open Source

Moving towards vision and not losing sight of it through tool adaptation

More work to do for Arts

Open Comment - pedagogical model open to test

Feedback

Changing pedagogy

Another handle on misconceptions