An Experiment in Self-Monitoring amongst Tutors at the Open University: The Mr. Dummy Scheme.

Edwards, Dee; Williams, David

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Publication Date: 1985

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An Experiment in Self-Monitoring amongst Tutors at the Open University: The Mr. Dummy Scheme.

Edwards, Dee; Williams, David

British Journal of Educational Technology, v16 n1 p21-33 Jan 1985

Discusses process of continuous assessment that involves many tutors grading papers at Great Britain's Open University and the problem of grade unreliability within such a system. A longitudinal experiment involving grading of papers in one course by all tutors and comparing their grades to determine grading reliability is described. (MBR)

Descriptors: College Faculty, Correspondence Study, Distance Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Grading, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Open Universities, Reliability, Student Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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