ERIC Number: EJ1107936
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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The Introduction and Refinement of the Assessment of Digitally Recorded Audio Presentations
Sinclair, Stefanie
Open Learning, v31 n2 p163-175 2016
This case study critically evaluates benefits and challenges of a form of assessment included in a final year undergraduate Religious Studies Open University module, which combines a written essay task with a digital audio recording of a short oral presentation. Based on the analysis of student and tutor feedback and sample assignments, this study critically examines how teaching and learning practices linked to this novel form of assessment have been iteratively developed in light of the project findings over a period of two years. It concludes that while this form of assessment poses a number of challenges, it can create valuable opportunities for the development of transferable twenty-first-century graduate employability skills as well as deep, effective learning experiences, particularly-- though not exclusively--in distance learning settings.
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Undergraduate Study, Religious Education, Open Universities, Essays, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Evaluation Methods, Student Evaluation, Distance Education, Public Speaking, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Online Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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