The document outlines improvements in assessment and feedback at Monash College through the implementation of a feedback studio, aimed at increasing student engagement and reducing marking time. Key results include a substantial reduction in marking time and an increase in the consistency and variety of feedback provided to students. Positive feedback was received from staff, demonstrating the effectiveness of the changes implemented.

1. Improving
Assessment and
Feedback
Paul Hellwege
Twitter: @p_hellwege
Paul.Hellwege@monashcollege.edu.au
Monash College – Central eLearning Team

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Introduction to Monash
• A fully owned subsidiary of Monash
University, providing pathways into
Monash University courses
• 8,000 students
• Over 1000 staff
• High growth numbers
• 5 divisions:
– Diplomas
– Foundation Year
– Professional Pathways
– Bachelor of International Business
– English Language Centre

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Introduction to CeLT
• The Central eLearning team had its beginnings
in 2013
• Assisted in implementing both blended and
flipped learning models
• Assisted in 71 Learning Design Workshops in
2016-17 across all divisions that help shape
courses and identify areas of improvement

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Problems Identified
• Teachers were losing a lot of time marking
• Marking was done in many different ways
• Student’s participation rates needed to improve
After speaking to teachers, a lack
of engagement with assessment
was identified

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Problems Identified
• Students not participating
• Not receiving relevant or timely feedback
• Unable to submit drafts and check referencing
• Feedback was not consistent

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Planning – How to address the problem
• Rollout feedback studio, to:
– Address student feedback issues
– Address marking time issues
– Move rubrics online
• Logistical plan
– 3 subjects per trimester across the business
division of Diplomas
– Train unit leaders and teachers in how to use
feedback studio
– Create resources for student use

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Why Feedback Studio?
• Simplified, consistent marking
• Centralised assignment hub
• A range of feedback options

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Pre-Implementation
• Training sessions for Unit Leaders, on set up
side
• Training sessions for teachers, focused on
marking
• Roll out of iPads for marking at home (if
requested)

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Implementation
• Monitoring Turnitin set up
• Providing support for unit leaders
• Being available for training sessions for new
and sessional staff members

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Results and Statistics
• Verbal feedback from staff was very
positive
• Marking time reduced by 7 minutes per
assignment
– Across a 101 student subject, time saved
between the four teachers: ~12 hours
• Marks automatically loaded to Moodle
Gradebook was a big efficiency increase
• Linking comments to rubric was powerful
feedback for students
• Teachers could see improvement from
enabling drafting phase

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Results and Statistics
• Students received more consistent
feedback
• Students received a wider range of
feedback
• The amount of online feedback
tools used jumped significantly from
2016 to 2017
• In more detail…

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Results and Statistics
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Total Submissions Submissions Marked With Rubric Similarity Reports Produced
Submission Statistics
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Results and Statistics
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Feedback Statistics
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Where to next?

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Any Questions?