Case outline proposal for the publication: Cases on Assessment in Scenario and Game-based Virtual
Worlds in Higher Education
Proposed Title
Author Name
Affiliation, Country
Author2 Name
Affiliation, Country
ABSTRACT
Include a short abstract (100-150 words) to summarise your case. The abstract should help readers decide
if this case is a useful exemplar for their teaching/research situation.
BACKGROUND
Write a short introduction. Describe your case, the context (students, teaching and learning methods, stage) and your
aim or research questions.
Learning outcomes
This section is not required for your proposal. (In the fully developed chapter, this section will list the
expected learning outcomes for students from the case study unit/program in continuous text or bullets.)
Technology or technologies
Provide an overview of the scenario-based, game-based or virtual world technology featured in your case study.
(In the fully developed chapter, this section might include: how the technology was developed, where it is used, and
the theoretical framework underpinning the design.)
CASE STUDY
Provide an outline of the proposed case study and the issues you are interested in.
(In the fully developed chapter, this section might include: a description of the case study students or research
participants, research design, and results.)
Assessment
Provide an outline of the key features of the assessment/assessments in your case study.
(In the fully developed chapter, this section might include: type, duration and design of the assessment, how the
assessment was conducted, marking criteria/rubrics, moderation and evaluation.)
REFLECTIONS
This section is not required for your proposal.(In the fully developed chapter, this section will provide an
overview of the significance of the assessment case study for the student/participant group, for learning in
scenario-based virtual worlds and game-based environments, and for assessment in higher education.)
REFERENCES
(The full case chapter should use APA 6th edition referencing. Please visit the website http://apastyle.org/ for
specific details of formatting of both in-text and end-of-text references.)