Author: David Davies, david.davies@warwick.ac.uk

JISC e-Learning Activity Area: e-Assessment

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

This case study illustrates...an effect on learning, an effect on student personal development, innovation in learning and teaching, an influence on policy, use of resources

Technology Used

What technologies and/or e-tools were available to you?

By adopting our chosen blueprinting approach we knew we would face a number of technical challenges. Firstly our assessment sub-group coded each question and question sub-items against GMC competencies. This matrix of question items and competencies couldn't be managed on paper, so we developed a simple spreadsheet. Next we needed a method for recording each student's performance on integrated questions. To achieve this we devised record sheets for exam markers that could be scanned by an optical mark reader. This resulted in a spreadsheet of individual student scores for each question sub-item. We developed a database application to correlate exam marks against competency areas, calculating for each student their attainment in each theme. We also calculated class average attainment in each area. Students were emailed their overall scores in integrated questions along with attainment against competency areas matched against class average. We copied feedback emails to personal tutors so that they could help students interpret results.