1.4.3. WHY SHOULD I USE TOOLS IN VLE TO DESIGN FORMATIVE AND SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT STRATEGIES?
There are many benefits to implementing both summative and formative assessment strategies using various VLE provided technical solutions and tools. However, there are certain requirements to comply with to build an efficient assessment strategy online. It is recommended to organize the assessment of learning outcomes online by combining the final thesis and testing of the subject, when the completed thesis (e.g., task such as project, written work, program, experiment, etc.) have higher value indicator in final grade comparing to the test element (i.e., oral test / presentation / analysis (recorded video file, live presentation during the exam, discussion, etc.). There are some examples where students collect and combine the elements for the exam or thesis during the semester, and present them together with descriptions, theoretical references, argumentation, and discussion at the end of the study period. Sometimes, in some courses, all intermediate tasks are integrated in this way.
- Pedagogical point-of -view:
- Increases transparency of assessment
- Allows personalization of learning/teaching/assessment
- Enables timely feedback provision, which is a key element in formative assessment strategy
- Provides guidance and assistance for the learners
- Facilitates online collaboration
- Fosters development of a number of skills in students
- Technical point-of-view:
- Allows automation of processes, thus, saves time
- Reduces teacher’s workload in long time perspective
- Tools, powered by AI, can work as facilitators of online learning
- Reduces cheating or other unwanted behaviors in learners
- Allows tracking and analyzing students’ behaviors, and modification of pedagogical decisions based on learning analytics data