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Publication Date: 2011
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Emphasising Assessment "as" Learning by Assessing Wiki Writing Assignments Collaboratively and Publicly Online
Davies, Anne; Pantzopoulos, Kerry; Gray, Kathleen
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, v27 n5 spec iss p798-812 2011
The use of Web 2.0 communication practices in assessment may offer a new approach to assessment "as" learning, a goal for assessment that is more highly valued than assessment "of" and even "for" learning in the literature. This paper describes a case study of a wiki-writing assignment that aimed to achieve this goal. The stakes were high, in that the assignment was worth 100% of the mark and the assignment was set for a group of tertiary teachers who were enrolled in a unit of study about student assessment as part of a Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education. This paper analyses how the wiki-writing assignment shaped assessment "as" learning in four ways, through: finding a language for talking about assessment; collaboration (interaction); dialogue (expression); and inquiry learning (cognition). (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Writing Exercises, Program Effectiveness, Postsecondary Education, College Faculty, Educational Assessment, Student Evaluation, Inquiry, Reflection, Educational Technology, Information Technology, Computer Mediated Communication, Sharing Behavior, Collaborative Writing
Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education. Ascilite Secretariat, P.O. Box 44, Figtree, NSW, Australia. Tel: +61-8-9367-1133; e-mail: info@ascilite.org.au; Web site: http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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