The event programme for the 2007 International CAA Conference is available in both HTML and PDF format:
The PDF version of the programme is the master copy, we aim to keep the version listed below as up-to-date as possible, however, there maybe minor discrepancies.
2007 CAA Conference Programme - Day 1
| Time/Location |
Activity |
10.00
CONVENTION ROOM |
Registration and Coffee |
| 10.30 |
Introduction and Welcome |
| AVON |
|
| 11.00 |
Parallel Papers |
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Either |
| DERWENT |
A: Paper Session: Large Scale / High Stakes Assessment
- a1: From Online Entries to Online Results. Ed Hackett and Paul Seddon
- a2: Computer Assisted Testing of Spoken English: A Study to Evaluate the SFLEP College English Oral Test System in China. Xin Yu and John Lowe
- a3: EXAMONLINE : e-Enabling “Traditional” HE/FE Examinations. Felix Schmid, Tom Mitchell, Jacqui Whitehouse, and Peter Broomhead
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Or |
| AVON |
B: Paper Session: Assessment for Learning
- b1: The Formative use of e-Assessment: Some early implementations, and Suggestions for how we might move on. Andrew Boyle
- b2: Fuller, richer feedback, more easily delivered, using tablet PCs. Paul McLaughlin, Wesley Kerr and Karen Howie
- b3: Developing Assessment for Learning through e-Tivities. Alejandro Armellini, Sylvia Jones and Gilly Salmon
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Or |
| SWIFT |
C: Experiences from the Commercial Sector
- c1: Question Mark Computing
- c2: JISC TechDIS
- c3: I4L
- c4: Pearson Vue
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| 13.15 |
Lunch |
| 14.15 |
Parallel Papers |
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Either |
| DERWENT |
D: Paper Session: Intelligent / Expert CAA Systems
- d1: Domain-specific formative feedback through domain-independent diagram matching. Christos Tselonis and John Sargeant
- d2: A new Method for Parsing Student Text to Support Computer-Assisted Assessment of Free Text Answers. Elizabeth Guest and Sally Brown
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Or |
| AVON |
E: Paper Session: Assessment of Mathematics
- e1: Exploring the Potential, Limitations and use of Objective Questions in Advanced Calculus. N Baruah and M Greenhow
- e2 : The use of Interactive On-line Formative quizzes in Mathematics. Judy Ekins
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Or |
| SWIFT |
F: Paper Session: Issues of Uptake
- f1: Benefits and Obstacles: Factors Affecting the Uptake of CAA in Undergraduate Courses. John Dermo
- f2: Can Tertiary e-Assessment Change Secondary School Cultures? Andrew E. Fluck
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15.45
CONVENTION ROOM |
Coffee |
| 16.15 |
Parallel Papers |
| |
Either |
| DERWENT |
G: Paper Session: Implementation of CAA
- g1: Implementing CAA in Chemistry: A Case Study. Emilia Bertolo and Glenis Lambert
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Or |
| AVON |
H: Paper Session: Authentication
- h1: The verification of identity in online assessment: a comparison of methods. Trevor Barker and Stella Lee
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Or |
| SWIFT |
I: Paper Session: Assessment 2.0
- i1: Modernising assessment: the use of Web 2.0 for formative and summative assessment Bobby Elliott
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| 17.00 |
Close |
2007 CAA Conference Programme - Day 2
| time/location |
activity |
| 09.00 |
Parallel Papers |
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Either |
| DERWENT |
J: Paper Session: Accessibility
- j1: A hardware solution for access to CAA for students with reduced manual dexterity due to acute Neurodisability - A case study. Colin Heron
- j2: An Improved Computer-Assisted Test for accessible computer-Assisted Assessment. Gill Harrison and John Gray
- j3: Incorporating Avatar Signing Into Assessment Items. Mhairi McAlpine, Vince Jennings and Neil Thomas
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Or |
| AVON |
K: Paper Session: Strategic Developments / Large Scale Assessment
- k1: Principles for the regulation of e-assessment: An update on developments. Andrew Boyle
- k2: Key Factors for Effective Organisation of e-Assessment. Cornelia Ruedel, Denise Whitelock and Don Mackenzie
- k3: Using CAT for 11-Plus Testing in Northern Ireland: What are the Issues? Pamela Cowan
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Or |
| SWIFT |
L: Paper Session: Service Oriented Architectures, Open Source / Standards
- l1: An e-Learning Framework for Assessment (FREMA). David E. Millard, Yvonne Howard et al
- l2: Delivery of QTIv2 question types. Gary Wills, Hugh Davis et al
- l3: Quality aspects of Open Source Testing Tools. Friedrich Scheuermann and Ângela Guimarães Pereira
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11.15
CONVENTION ROOM |
Coffee |
| 11.45 |
Parallel Papers |
| |
Either |
| DERWENT |
M: Paper Session: Pedagogy and Practice
- m1: Assessment and Learning: Is Assessment an afterthought or is it at the Heart of the Learning Process? Bob Gomersall
- m2: The Marriage of Freire and Bloom: An Assessment Prototype for Pedagogy of the Opressed and Higher Order Thinking. Esyin Chew and Norah Jones
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Or |
| AVON |
N: Paper Session: Enhancing Feedback
- n1: Meeting Rising Student Expectations of Online Assignment Submission and Online Feedback. Stuart Hepplestone and Richard Mather
- n2: Open Mentor: Supporting Tutors with their Feedback to Students. Denise Whitelock and Stuart Watt
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Or |
| SWIFT |
O: Paper Session: Beyond Traditional Assessment
- o1: Computer-based vs. paper-based testing: are they the same? Saad Al-Amri
- o2: The use of WIKIS for Assessing Collaborative Learner Achievement. Mhairi McAlpine
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| 13.15 |
Lunch |
| 14.15 |
Parallel Papers |
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Either |
| DERWENT |
P: Paper Session: Beyond Objective Questioning
- p1: Review of the Computerized Peer–Assessment of Essays. Will it have an Effect on Student Marking Consistency? Phil Davies
- p2: Using Digital Storytelling as an assessment Instrument: Preliminary Findings at an Online University. Jeremy B Williams and Kanishka Bedi
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Or |
| AVON |
Q: Paper Session: Diagnostic / Early Assessment
- q1: Diagnosing and Developing the IT Skills of new Entrants to Higher Education. Steven Jones
- q2: A Study into the use of Computer Aided Assessment to Enhance Formative Assessment during the early stages of Undergraduate Chemistry Courses. Simon Bedford and Gareth Price
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Or |
| SWIFT |
R: Paper Session: Stakeholder Perspectives
- r1: Initial Findings of a Cross Institutional Study of staff and Student perceptions of large scale institutional wide computer assisted assessment at the University of Derby. D O’Hare and A Bailey
(WITHDRAWN)
- r2: Implications of Patterns of use of Freely Available Online Formative Tests for Summative Tasks. Jan Meyer, Mel Ziman, Sue Fyfe et al.
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15.45
Avon |
Coffee/Closing Note/Champagne Draw |
