The Development
of an Assessment
Tool at
UTS:Insearch
A Case Study
Greg Pritchard
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Goals
• Achieve consistency in
assessment within a subject
• Achieve consistency in
assessment within a program
• Achieve consistency in
assessment within a pathway
• Improve feedback to students
• Keep time required for
assessment to a minimum
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Development
Stage1
• Student only
document
• Class-based
document
Stage 2
• Web-based
system
Stage 3
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Stage1
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Stage 2
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Stage 3
• Web-based assessment tool
called PAN2 (Progressive
Assessment Notification). A
customised version of ReView
(UTS).
• Self populates student names,
teachers, criteria and pre-set
feedback comments.
• Sends email to students when
assessment is beginning, grades
and feedback when graded.
• Teachers use ‘sliders’ to assess
by criterion with benefit of web.
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Conclusion
& Questions
 Achieve consistency in
assessment within a subject
 Achieve consistency in
assessment within a program
 Achieve consistency in
assessment within a pathway
 Improve feedback to students
 Keep time required for
assessment to a minimum
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