Presentation by Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Baden-Wurttemberg Cooperative State University, EDEN Executive Committee Member, at the 2019 European Distance Learning Week's third-day webinar on "Future perspective in open routes: the quality and assessment dimension?" - 13 November 2019 Recording of the discussion is available: https://eden-online.adobeconnect.com/p8i31ynv7v28/ & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yb8ekFP3ps

1. Zooming in on Assessment
Ulf-Daniel Ehlers

3. Zooming in on Assessment
Assessment: Dimensions
• Pre-, formative-, post-assessments
• Assessment of learning, assessment for learning,
assessment as learning (research based learning)
• Assessment for certification vs. Assessment for growth/
development (transformation)
• Assessment of knowledge vs. Assessment of competences
• Assessment forms: written & oral tests, performance,
portfolios
• E-assessment

4. Open Assessment
„Closed“ Educational
Practices
Closed Assessment
Open Educational Practices
Open Assessment
Assess-
ment
Practices
Pre-Assessments
Post Assessments
Assessment of learning
Assessment for formal
certification
Assessment of knowledge
Written & Oral tests
E-Assessment
Formative Assessments
Assessment for learning
Assessment as learning
Assessment for growth and
development (transforming
learning)
Assessment of competences
Performance, portfolios
E-Assessment (Ehlers 2011)

5. What to assess in…
“Closed Group Learning” “Open & Networked Learning
Environments”
Quality assessed through
experts/ teachers
Quality assessed through learners,
peers, teachers become peers
Activities on the Learning platform Personal Learning Environment
Understanding, reproduction of
Professional Content
Learner Created Content
Progress in the Curriculum Learning diaries/e-portfolios
Seat time Interaction
Acquisition processes Participation processes
(Ehlers 2011)

6. Assessment of vs. as learning
Learning Process Assessment
Learning Process
Assessment

7. Self-Evaluation
Self Assessment
Social recommendation &
communitiy participation
E-Portfolio Evaluation
Peer Assessment, learning groups, network
social recommendation mechanisms,
peer-review,
peer reflection,
peer-assist
peer-learning,
benchlearning
responsive evaluation,
formative evaluation;
Stakeholder participation
Assessment Methodologies
(Ehlers 2011)

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10. ehlers@dhbw-karlsruhe.de
Baden-Wurttemberg Cooperative State University
European Association for Institutes of higher
Education
www.ulf-ehlers.net
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