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So where achievements are referenced in this plan they are the achievements of Network members and partners. And where the path to innovation may run less smoothly than we might hope, then the resilience to regroup and learn belongs to Network members and partners.
At a time when policy makers are showing renewed interest in system change – system-wide Sustainability and Transformation Plans, New Models of Care working across organisational boundaries, combinatorial test-beds bringing health and industry together to support change across a patient pathway – Wessex AHSN is in a strong position to support our members on this journey.
The goal is a step change in patient and population wellbeing delivered through the confidence to test new approaches and the humility to reflect and learn. We thank all AHSN members and partners for their commitment to making this happen.
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Delivering assessment through iPads: Initial reflection on feasibility
1. www.le.ac.uk
Delivering assessment through iPads: Initial
reflection on feasibility
Mark Hamilton, Laura Mongan, Terese Bird, Sarah Bulman, Alex
Thornber & Robert Norman
ASME Scientific Meeting July 2015 Edinburgh
2.
3. Opportunities
• Next step of maximising
effectiveness of iPad-as-digital-
platform
• More interactive assessments
• Improved feedback experience
(NSS scores)
4. Pilot
• 2x written formative assessments
• Mixture of SBAs & SAQs
• Formative 1 (n=214) formative 2
(n=171)
• Lecture theatre venue
• Follow-up survey (n=105)
6. Strengths
• Easy to set up an exam
• All students completed the exams (using an iPad)
• Worked well in confined space with no wifi
• Detailed exam analytics + rationale given to students
7.
8. Weaknesses
• Occasional glitches in software
• Around 2-3% required help
• Needed alternative iPad
• Some reports of questions ‘freezing’
• Delay in exam upload
“Guided
Access,
triple-click…”
10. I found the user interface of the SofTestM app during the exam to be easy to use.
11. Overall, compared to paper-based exams, how did you find the process of taking the
exam on the iPad?
12. I am comfortable with the prospect of taking end of semester assessments via iPad in
the future.
13. Feasibility
• Cost is acceptable
• Digital platform already exists
• Relatively few practical problems/user friendly
• Provides lots of exam data
14. Feasibility
• Winning hearts and minds
• User experience predominantly and
generously negative!
• General concerns over e-assessment
15. What now?
• Hope to use ExamSoft in a regular formative fashion
• Present student feedback back to students
• What else can we learn from this?
• Student ownership
• Revisit summative assessments in future
Editor's Notes
Why do we want to deliver assessment through iPads?
