MAIKT-EA Vurdering med digitale verktøy Emneplan

Through work with the literature and the course work, the student should be able to choose and design methods for electronic assessment that is adapted to the group of students and content at hand. The tuition is in English if English speaking students attend the course.

No prerequisites required.

A student who has completed his or her qualification has the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has advanced knowledge about theories on assessment and evaluation, including summative and formative methods for assessment
• has thorough knowledge on methods for self assessment, peer assessment and teacher-student-assessment
• has advanced knowledge of the role of technology in assessment

Skills

The student

• can use and design methods for e-assessment that are adapted to the group of students and content at hand
• can analyse and deal critically with various sources of information on e-assessment
• can analyse existing theories and methods to identify problems and challenges within e-assessment

General competence

The student

• can analyse relevant assessment problems academically
• can apply the achieved knowledge and skills in the use of e-assessment
• can communicate experiences, academic findings, and challenges within the field of e-assessment

The course is totally net based. Literature will be presented and discussed in a chosen discussion forum. Students are supposed to take active part in these discussions. Theories from the literature are to be applied in students' evaluation of technologies and methods of assessment.

See general rules in the programme plan. Students must have the following course requirements approved before examination:

1. Present at least one paper from the list of literature for the peer students through a chosen medium (i.e. text, audio, video). Length: appr. 750 words +/- 10 % / 15 minutes.
2. Comment on at least two of the other literature presentations. Length: appr. 150 words +/- 10 % / 5 minutes.
3. Participate in making an overview of technology for assessment and its supposed application Length of individual presentations: appr. 750 words +/- 10 % / 15 minutes.
4. Plan and discuss one assessment session for a given case, related to the course literature. Length of presentation: appr. 750 words +/- 10 % / 15 minutes.

These tasks should be documented in a portfolio for each student.

In this course, the students will acquire knowledge about education in the Global South in a wider social context.

No prerequisite knowledge required.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of the relationship between education in the Global South and the social, cultural and economic contexts that affect the quality and content of education
• has knowledge of the relationship between education and power, both at the national and international level
• has knowledge of local, national and global discourses on education
• has knowledge of the relationship between education, human rights and democratic rights

Skills

The student

• is capable of discussing and explaining relevant topics in the course
• is capable of discussing and assessing different ideological views on education in the Global South

General competence

The student

• is capable of explaining and problematising the role and functions of education in a development perspective
• is capable of critically assessing different discourses on education and their relationship to development

The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:

• 80 % attendance requirement