| CODE | TEM5014 | ||||||||
| TITLE | The Practice of Assessment in Computing Education | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Technology and Entrepreneurship Education | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will focus on an introduction to the general practice of assessment, with a specific focus on assessment practices within Computing, ICT and VET IT. More specifically, it will look at the SEC and SEAC systems and the differences in assessment between them. It will also look at the coursework writing process across the three curricula of Computing, ICT and VET IT and how a good assignment brief can be developed, while at the same time understanding the MATSEC verification and quality assurance processes. Additionally, the study-unit will also cover other assessment related topics, like creating exam papers, success criteria and rubrics, questioning techniqes and peer-assessment. Study-Unit Aims: The aims of this study-unit are very broadly to equip students with the skills required to be able to deal with a wide range of assessment practices within the curricula of Computing, VET IT and ICT. These include both formative as well as summative forms of assessment that are capable of achieving a good standard of constructive alignment between the learning outcomes, the teaching strategies and ultimately the assessment given to be able to achieve both assessment-for-learning as well as assessment-of-learning. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply some of the main concepts underlying the practices of assessment in education to their own classroom practice; - Evaluate the SEC and SEAC assessment systems and explore various ways in which these can be implemented into classroom practice; - Evaluate the MATSEC verification and quality assurance process and discuss its use in classroom practice. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Prepare coursework assessment briefs for Computing, VET IT and ICT curricula; - Adequately assess student coursework for each of the three curricula; - Create exam papers that fully align with learning objectives covered to provide adequate assessment-of-learning; - Use a variety of classroom-based assessment methods, like rubrics, questioning techniques and peer assessment to achieve reliable assessment-for-learning. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - Assessment for Learning: Putting it into practice. Paul Black, 2003. - Does peer assessment promote student learning? A meta-analysis. Li, Hongli ; Xiong, Yao ; Hunter, Charles Vincent ; Guo, Xiuyan ; Tywoniw, Rurik. Asessment and evaluation in higher education, 2020-02-17, Vol.45 (2), p.193-211. - Rubrics in Education: Old Term, New Meanings. Cooper, Bruce S ; Gargan, Anne Phi Delta Kappan, Bloomington, 2009-09-01, Vol.91 (1), p.54-55. - Questioning Techniques: A Study of Instructional Practice. Buchanan Hill, Joan. - Peabody journal of education, 2016-10-19, Vol.91 (5), p.660-671. (all of the above are available from Library) |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Diane Vassallo |
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