Assessment for Learning as a Teaching Approach Enabling Personalization of Learning on Tertiary Level

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• 关键词：Assessment for learning ; Computer ; based formative assessment ; Computer ; adaptive testing ; Personalization of learning
• 刊名：Lecture Notes in Computer Science
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：10013
• 期：1
• 页码：29-39
• 全文大小：1,522 KB
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• 作者单位：Dagmar El-Hmoudova (18)
  Eva Milkova (18)
  
  18. University of Hradec Kralove, Rokitanskeho 62, Hradec Kralove, 500 03, Czech Republic
  
• 丛书名：Advances in Web-Based Learning ¨C ICWL 2016
• ISBN：978-3-319-47440-3
• 刊物类别：Computer Science
• 刊物主题：Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
  Computer Communication Networks
  Software Engineering
  Data Encryption
  Database Management
  Computation by Abstract Devices
  Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity
  
• 出版者：Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• ISSN：1611-3349
• 卷排序：10013

文摘

Assessment is an essential component of educational environment. Assessment for Learning is a teaching approach which enables personalization of learning, sets targets for individual learners and thus helps our bachelor students progress to desired outcomes. Introducing technology as a mediational tool in the process of assessment was an essential step that we have taken in an effort to improve the on-line course of Professional English Language in the university Blackboard LMS. Computer-based formative self-assessment of English language was taken by bachelor students of Tourism Management to periodically test the development of language competencies, to know what skills have been learned and how far have the students progressed in achieving their targets in mastering English as a second language. In evaluating our students’ responses regarding the course quality we found out that targeting test questions at ability level in the on-line course is very motivating for the students. Moreover, for teachers is computer-adaptive testing really useful tool for getting precise, individual information about students’ ability level, whilst providing the added benefits of keeping them engaged and motivated by assessment activity.