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All Ireland Society for Higher Education

South-East Regional Seminar
Assessment and Learning

Dr. Chris Rust
Oxford Brookes University, UK

Institute of Technology, Carlow
Thursday 8th May 2008

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Programme

Assessment and Learning
9.15 Coffee & registration
9.30 Welcome and introductions
9.45

3 areas of research literature:

  • 7 principles for good practice
  • Deep and Surface approaches to learning
  • Validity & Constructive alignment
11.00 Break
11.15

3 further areas of research:

  • Reliability and explicit criteria
  • Maximising student potential
  • 11 conditions supporting learning
1.00 Lunch
Assessment: lightening the load while increasing the learning
1.45 Self-assessment
2.15 Peer marking and assessment
2.45

Mechanise assessment:

  • Low-tech:

    • Statement banks
    • Assignment attachment sheets

  • High-tech:

    • Optical mark reader
    • Computer-aided assessment
3.00

Strategic solutions:

  • Course requirements
  • Selective marking
3.30 End

Registration

Organiser: Anne Carpenter, Teaching & Learning Centre, IT Carlow. Member of the AISHE Executive. The seminar is supported by the Higher Education Authority.

To register for this event, please e-mail: TLC@itcarlow.ie

Closing date for registration: Thursday 1st May 2008

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