Method for facilitating assessment of a coursework answer and moderating the assessment
AssigneeSherston Software Limited
InventorsPilar Michelle Cloud, Karim David Derrick
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Abstract
A method for facilitating assessment of an answer to a coursework question and moderating the assessment, the method comprising the steps of displaying at least part of a representation of a coursework answer on a display of a computer, displaying a list of learning outcome statements, selecting a learning outcome statement from the list of learning outcome statements and placing the learning outcome statement on the representation of the coursework answer at a location evidencing fulfillment of the learning outcome statement.
Claims24
A system for facilitating review of an assessed coursework answer, the system comprising:
- a computer and a display for displaying the coursework answer, the computer performing the following steps:
- executing a computer program which converts the coursework answer into a common electronic format to create a coursework file to allow the coursework answer to be read using a common reader to display a representation of the coursework answer;
- displaying at least part of the representation of the coursework answer on the display;
- displaying a list of learning outcome statements;
- and
- inputting, from a user, a selection of a learning outcome statement from the list of learning outcome statements and placing the learning outcome statement in a separate layer on the representation of the coursework answer at a location evidencing fulfillment of the learning outcome statement to produce an assessed coursework answer;
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- a reviewer having a review computer with a review visual display, the review computer for displaying at least part of a representation of a coursework answer on the review visual display, the review computer performing the following steps:
- displaying a list of learning outcome statements answer on the review visual display;
- and
- inputting, from the reviewer, a learning outcome statement from said list of learning outcome statements;
- locating the learning outcome statement on the coursework answer evidencing fulfillment of the leaning outcome statement;
- and
- displaying the part of the coursework answer which evidences fulfillment of the learning outcome statement.
A system for facilitating review of an assessed coursework answer, the system comprising:
- a computer and a display for displaying the coursework answer, the computer performing the following steps:
- executing a computer program which converts the coursework answer into a common electronic format to create a coursework file to allow the coursework answer to be read using a common reader to display a representation of the coursework answer;
- displaying at least part of the representation of the coursework answer on the display;
- displaying a list of learning outcome statements;
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- inputting, from a user, a selection of a learning outcome statement from the list of learning outcome statements and placing a symbol representing the learning outcome statement in a separate layer on the representation of the coursework answer at a location evidencing fulfillment of the learning outcome statement to produce an assessed coursework answer;
- a reviewer having a review computer with a review visual display, the review computer for displaying at least part of a representation of a coursework answer on the review visual display, the review computer performing the following steps:
- displaying a list of learning outcome statements on the review visual display;
- and
- inputting, from the reviewer, a learning outcome statement from said list of learning outcome statements;
- locating the learning outcome statement on the coursework answer evidencing fulfillment of the leaning outcome statement;
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- displaying the part of the coursework answer which evidences fulfillment of the learning outcome statement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.