Assessment Models Using Moodle ActivitiesPhil Danby, Emily Webb, Chris Meadows

Manchester Metropolitan University

Assessment Models UsingMoodle Activities

• Emily Webb

• Phil Danby

• Chris Meadows

Introduction

• Self-selecting assessments

• Activities for formative and peer assessment

• Activities for critique and reflection

Self-selecting assessments

Emily Webb

• BA Honours Contemporary Theatre and Performance• 28 first year full-time students

Self- selecting assessments

• Uses choice and group• Choices are constructively aligned to provide a

complete summative assessment• 4 blocks, complete each assignment type twice• Proactive

Assessment

Choice tool and groups

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Advantages

• Control

• Choices

• Flexibility

• Time

• Configurations of groups

• First years

• Tutor

Student’s view

• Best thing about this unit– having the independence to go off in groups and devise a piece on the subjects we are researching

• Working with a variety of people, learning new things

Phil DanbyManchester Metropolitan University

Using Moodle activities to provide the opportunity for formative and peer assessment within a blended learning

environment. Comprised of structured forums and Moodle assignments

to support classroom and online collaboration activities, providing assessment milestones throughout.

Engagement in the activities informs and enables students to undertake 2 summative assessments.

Overview of the unit

Leading on a Discussion (formative)

Preparation Forum (separate groups)

Follow-up Discussion (open forum)

Informs the summative activities

Forum Activity

Example of Preparation Forum Peer Assessment

Summative Assessment

Preparation Forum

Follow-up Discussion

Personal Presentation & Submission of supporting materials

Submission of summary – feedback provided

Peer Assessment

Submission of 3500 word report

Activities for critique and reflection

Chris Meadows

Conclusion

• Self-selecting assessments

• Activities for formative and peer assessment

• Activities for critique and reflection

Contact details:

• e.webb@mmu.ac.uk

• p.danby@mmu.ac.uk

• c.meadows@mmu.ac.uk

cc Bilal Kamoon