Giving away some of their powers! Towards learner agency in digital assessment and feedback

Casanova, Diogo, Alsop, Graham and Huet, Isabel (2021) Giving away some of their powers! Towards learner agency in digital assessment and feedback. RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN TECHNOLOGY ENHANCED LEARNING, 16 (1). 20-.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41039-021-00168-6

Abstract

Digital assessment and feedback have been a growing area of research and practice in the past decade in higher education. Within this theme, research has been published highlighting the importance of learner agency in the assessment and feedback process as a way to develop assessment literacy in contrast with the existing lecturer-led approach. In this research, we aimed to find out whether lecturers are willing to let go of some of the power they currently have in the digital assessment and feedback process and how they see opportunities for agency being developed in the digital assessment and feedback systems. We collected data from 10 sandpits with 58 lecturers in which, using a storytelling technique and one mock-up of a digital assessment and feedback system, we discussed and critiqued an assessment scenario intending to collect perceptions about digital assessment and feedback and the constraints felt by lecturers in their assessment practice. Based on these perceptions, we identify recommendations that may improve digital assessment and feedback systems and practices. We discuss the data and the recommendations based on three clusters of themes: (i) preparation for the assessment, (ii) formative feedback and (iii) feedback post-submission.<h4>Supplementary information</h4>The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s41039-021-00168-6.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Human-computer interface, Pedagogical issues, Post-secondary education, Information literacy, Architectures for educational technology system
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Histories, Languages and Cultures
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	21 Jan 2022 16:57
Last Modified:	18 Jan 2023 21:15
DOI:	10.1186/s41039-021-00168-6
Open Access URL:	https://telrp.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s4...
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3147364