Principles of Effective E-Assessment: A Proposed Framework
Rouxelle de Villiers, Joanna Scott-Kennel, and Roy Larke
Waikato Management School, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Volume 11: 2016, pp. 65-92; ABSTRACT
Simultaneous educational transitions including the rapid expansion in blended andragogy, advances in technology and digital teaching aids, and the increased availability and uptake of online distance learning are driving a need for new approaches to assessment for e-learning and business competency teaching. This study aligns previous research relating to traditional tertiary-level assessment with e-learning and blended learning teaching strategies and practices. This reformulation, combined with insights from e-learning educators, facilitators and students, results in a new framework consisting of seven principles of best practice in e-assessment strategies. A key insight highlighted by this study is that modern andragogy, aided by technology, allows students to co-create knowledge and make sense of complex concepts via the student-peer-facilitator tripartite. This study presents each of the seven principles, along with examples of successful assessment strategies implemented in international business and marketing classes at tertiary level.
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