Assessment Using ICT

I believe that assessment using ITC is the way of the future. Although standard written tests may never go out, ICT assessment is able to give the teacher a more accurate representation of where their students are at in their course. According to Peter Kents there are eight different modes of technology that can be used for student assessment. (p.34-39)

1. Blogs
2. Wikis
3. Twitter
4. Facebook
5. Other Social Media (Flickr, Google Maps, Google Earth)
6. YouTube
7. Google Apps
8. Learning Response Systems

All of these can be used to create a practical and successful course curriculum, however I would like to just focus on the first four. Teachers can give their students the task of creating their own blog that educates its reader on a topic covered in class by the student. Creating an assignment like this can be beneficial for a teacher as they are able to see and overlook the students blog as it is being created. Instead of a student approaching a teacher for help, the teacher is able to approach the student. Another benefit for the teacher is not having to collect multiple hard copies of the assignment. Instead all the teacher needs to mark the students assignment is a computer and list of the students urls.

   

 The second use of ITC in assessment that Kent mentions is Wiki's. As described in a previous blog post wikis are a webpage similar to a blog except that the data in them can be edited by anyone. This form of assessment has all of the advantages mentioned previously about blogs plus the added benefit that the teachers are able to edit data in the wiki them self  The teacher is able to mark drafts and final assessment online straight away with a red font allowing the student istant access to the teachers feedback.

       Personally I do not see twitter as being a website to complete assessment on however it could be a powerful feedback tool. Twitter has incorporated a hashtag function that basically groups tweets by the same hashtag. Students could leave feedback for other peers assessment on twitter hash tagging the assessment title and students name, ie. #blogassignmentjamesbignill.

       Kent also lists Facebook as a website used for assessment. I also dont see this as much of a possibility however like twitter I believe it can be used as a tool. Using facebook functions such as groups, students are able to create a page where they can privately or publicly discuss and work on collaborative assignments. The teacher can also be overseeing this by being apart of the facebook group.

       Another ICT tool that can be used in assessment is online educational games. This technique will probably only be useful to younger aged students. There are multiple online games that teachers can utilize in order to both educate and assess their students. With the supervision of teachers students can partake in online games and be assessed on their knowledge in subjects such as literacy, numeracy, geography and music. Below is a link to an example of a maths game that could be used in a class room setting,

http://www.coolmath.com/games/math-man.html


References

           "ICT Literacy." NAP. (2011) Accessed 22nd May http://www.nap.edu.au/nap-sample-assessments/about-each-domain/ict-literacy/napsa-ict-literacy.html

           Kent, Peter; Campbell, Chris. "Technology for Assessment." Assessment for Teaching Today. South Yarra: Sharon Dagleish, 2013, p.34-43

           "Math Man." Cool Math Games. Accessed 22nd May. http://www.coolmath.com/games/math-man.html