Assignment Marking via Online Self Assess

Margot Schuhmacher, Lecturer, Centre for Learning and Teaching Support, Monash University, Melbourne, 3800. Email: Margot.Schuhmacher@CeLTS.monash.edu.au

Robert Redpath , Lecturer, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, 3174. Email: Robert.Redpath@infotech.monash.edu.au

Keywords

Online assignment marking process, self assessment, marking criteria

Abstract

This paper explores the use of online self assessment as a tool for guiding the assignment marking process. The study was motivated by a desire to assist staff in more efficiently completing assessment and to involve the students in the assessment process. Subsequently, the study evolved to overcome a deficit, being the failure to allow for automation of the inclusion of marking criteria in the assignment tool, in the Learning Management System. Consequent creation of the assignment marking guide in the form of an online quiz enabled students to perform self assessment after their assignment submission. Evaluation of the process indicates student self assessment contributed to their learning, providing them with relatively immediate feedback. Additional benefits include an improved assessment process for staff, feedback for both students and staff, and a persistent record of the entire process.