Author: Michael Begg, michael.begg@ed.ac.uk

Author: David Dewhurst, d.dewhurst@ed.ac.uk

JISC e-Learning Activity Area: e-Assessment

Higher Education Academy Subject Centre: Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine

This case study illustrates...use of specialist software, an effect on exam results, an effect on student personal development, innovation in learning and teaching, an influence on educational research, staff satisfaction with e-learning, a positive effect on retention, an influence on policy, use of resources, modifications to learning spaces, management of learning assets

Lessons Learned

Summary and Reflection

OSCA has proven popular and effective as an engine for composing and delivering online assessments and is now used for online assessments beyond its original focus which was OSC clinical examinations. There have been considerable savings in resources used to deliver the examinations, mark the assessments and in creation of assessment questions. Staff and student satisfaction with the system is high and the development of the system has been a driver for staff development in those skills required to design effective high quality assessments. There has been some impact on College assessment policy. There is interest in implementing OSCA more widely across the University as it supports question-types not supported by QMP. One of the main constraints is having the physical facilities to deliver a growing number of online examinations.