Tuesday, October 20, 2009

ICT in assessment: managing a chameleon!

Introduction:
Good assessment practices in higher education are governed by the principals of fairness, reliability, validity and practicality (McMillan 2001:20 & SAQA 2001:16-19). The innovative assessment practices discussed in this blog-pages identify these principles in the innovative application of ICT in student assessment in a medical curriculum.

The following innovative assessment practices are discussed:
a) Assessment in large classes
b) Formative and constructive assment feedback
c) Online assessment