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Beetham, Helen – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2005
e-Learning research is an expanding and diversifying field of study. Specialist research units and departments proliferate. Postgraduate courses recruit well in the UK and overseas, with an increasing focus on critical and research-based aspects of the field, as well as the more obvious professional development requirements. Following this year's…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Research Needs, Educational Principles, Foreign Countries
Sim, Gavin; Holifield, Phil; Brown, Martin – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2004
This paper draws attention to literature surrounding the subject of computer-assisted assessment (CAA). A brief overview of traditional methods of assessment is presented, highlighting areas of concern in existing techniques. CAA is then defined, and instances of its introduction in various educational spheres are identified, with the main focus…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Assessment, Program Implementation
Davies, Phil – ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 2004
This paper reports on a case study that evaluates the validity of assessing students via a computerized peer-marking process, rather than on their production of an essay in a particular subject area. The study assesses the higher-order skills shown by a student in marking and providing consistent feedback on an essay. In order to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Essays, Peer Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation