Additional assessment resources
There are many online examples and resources related to online assessment. A selection of links and references of useful articles and books are presented below. If you have a favourite or useful resource and would like to share it with others, please contact an Academic Developer with the details and we’ll add the information to this site.Examples of online assessment by division/discipline area
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Teaching and assessing business communication online
Jan Fermelis, Bowater School of Management and Marketing, Deakin University
The case highlights the use of various online features to support students' learning of generic capacities in communication and collaboration in the context of a unit in business communication in management. -
Online
testing in DSO
Jennifer Betts, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Deakin University
The case illustrates the effective use of online testing in DSO in the field of finance. -
Using
commercial software to do real time examinations online
Bev Jackling, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Deakin University
This case highlights the use and integration of a commercial software package in conducting real time examinations online in accounting. -
Online
Multiple Choice Tests’ Quantitative Analysis for Business
Dr Nicola Jayne, School of Commerce and Management Southern Cross University, Australia
The assessment task, Online Multiple Choice Tests, is designed to encourage and support students in their learning of quantitative analysis through fortnightly tests, enabling the students to regularly practice the mathematical and statistical techniques introduced in the unit. -
Teamwork
Mrs Lee Moerman, Faculty of Commerce, University of Wollongong, Australia
The online assessment design, Teamwork, is linked to the graduate attribute of teamwork in the discipline of accounting. It aims to practically assist students to work in groups, ensuring an equal and visible contribution of each student towards the group assessment item. -
Assessing
an online interview
Lillian Corbin, Law - succession law, Griffith University
Interviewing skills and online assessment. -
Assessing
and rewarding online participation
Michael Roberts, Arts/humanities, Macquarie University
Stimulating and rewarding participation in discussion in non-face-to-face class interaction.
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An online approach to project-based collaborative assessment and learning in
politics
Peter Haeusler, School of Social and International Studies, Deakin University
This case features a politics unit with extensive online components. It exemplifies the use of the online environment to assist students to manage, and learn more effectively from, their project-based assessment work. -
Using
role play as an approach to online assessment
Kristin Demetrious, School of Communication & Creative Arts, Deakin University
Online role play is used in this case to provide an engaging, authentic context for assessment work in Public Relations. Collaborative group work is a key feature of the role play. -
Developing
online assignment work in public relations
Stephen Mackey, School of Communication & Creative Arts, Deakin University
This case highlights the use of the online environment to support collaborative group work in public relations. -
Facilitating
online communication and assessment in public relations
Ross Monaghan, School of Communication & Creative Arts, Deakin University
This case highlights the use of various online features at first and final year levels in the public relations program in order to support experiential learning and professional capacities in communication and collaboration. -
Online
assessment in sociology
Vince Marotta, School of History Heritage and Society, Deakin University
This case describes the use of online testing to support student learning in first year sociology. -
Accessing
and Critically Evaluating Information - Learning and Communication
Dr Sandy Darab, School of Social Sciences, and Jill Phillips, School of Commerce and Management, Southern Cross University, Australia
The focus of this case study is the assessment task Accessing and Critically Evaluating Information, which is the students’ first preparation challenge. -
Online
Role-play - Education
Ms Maureen Bell, Centre for Educational Development and Interactive Resources
From the University of Wollongong, Australia, this online role-play assessment task assists in clarifying the complexities related to assessment, particularly in identifying issues underlying criterion-referenced assessment. -
Visual
Design Gallery Space
Ian Brown School of Education/Instructional Design/Visual Design, University of Wollongong, Australia
The online assessment design, Visual Design Gallery Space, aims to provide students, working in an instructional/visual design capacity, with an online gallery space to view, develop and collaborate on their visual design works in teams and individually. -
Online Examinations
Michael Adams, Faculty of Law, University Technology, Sydney
In this case study, the mid-semester examination is worth 20% of the total assessment and deals with the material taught in the first 6 lectures. The examination takes place on UTSOnline which is also used for subject announcements, any online discussion about the subject and the distribution of resource materials. -
Online assessment
Dr Ingrid Day, Media/Communication Studies, University of South Australia
Students from Australia, Singapore, the USA., the UK and beyond, meet in the Media Forum website to respond to between 2-4 media reports (depending on the assessment weighting) originating in various world regions on a range of topical issues. -
On-line assessment in a masters-level policy subject
John Casey, Public policy development, Charles Sturt University
Participation in an on-line forum as part of assessment. -
Online assessment supporting teaching practicum
James O'Meara, Physical Education Teacher Education, University of Ballarat
An online assessment system for a 3-tiered competency-based physical education teacher education program. -
Web-based
discussion and assessment
Lillian Corbin, Law, Griffith University
Discussions on the web - cross-campus teaching.
Health Sciences
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Online Quizzes
Assoc Professor Audrey Wilson, Faculty of Science, University of Wollongong, Australia
Online Quizzes is designed as an aid to study in first year chemistry, to assist the student’s processes of understanding concepts and problem-solving skills. -
Simulations,
feedback and assessment online
Roy Tasker, Chemistry, University of Western Sydney
Online pre-lab preparation and post-lab reinforcement in Chemistry.
Science and Technology
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Assessing students online in the biological sciences
Peter Hanna, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Deakin University
This case illustrates the effective use of digital media in biological science to capture students' laboratory work, so that it can be incorporated into their reports. -
Graduate
Discussion Forum Auditing/Accounting
Stephen Rowe, School of Commerce and Management, Southern Cross University, Australia
Three discussion forums are conducted online for the assessment task. The first engages students in discussion with recent graduates who are employees of public accounting firms and the second with partners of regional public accounting firms. A third forum is set up for students to enter their reflective summary of the learning activity. The assessment task occurs in Weeks 6 to 11 of a fourteen-week semester. -
Research
Groups and Conference Teams
Associate Professor Alison Specht and Dr Kristin den Exter, Southern Cross University, Australia.
The Research Groups and Conference Teams assessment scheme aims to equip students with the skills necessary to design and execute a research project, prepare and review a research paper for publication in the proceedings of a conference, and to present project outcomes to an audience. The end of semester conference is attended by students, lecturers, individuals from the community of practice and members of the public. -
Efficient
continuous online assessment of large classes
Nathan Scott and Kevin Judd, Engineering mechanics, University of Western Australia
Continuous diagnostic assessment in engineering & mathematics subjects. -
Randomised online assessment
Con Savas, Mathematics and Statistics, University of Western Australia
Hyper-Tester: online assessment. -
Self-assessment of contribution to web discussion
Sharon Hunter-Taylor, Law, University of Technology Sydney
Legal Ethics facilitated by web discussion and sequential learning objectives.
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