Track 14. Technology-enhanced Assessment in Formal and Informal Education (TeASSESS)

Track Program Chairs

Pedro Isaias

University of Queensland, Australia

(CO-ORDINATOR)

Eduardo Aranha

UFRN, Brazil

David Gibson

Curtin University, Australia

Track description and topics of interest

Disruptive changes in learning and instruction through emerging technologies require new perspectives for the design and development of learning environments. Closely linked to the demand of new approaches for designing and developing learning environments is the necessity for enhancing the design and delivery of assessment systems and automated computer-based diagnostics. These systems need to accomplish specific requirements, such as adaptivity to different subject domains, flexibility for experimental and instructional settings, managing huge amounts of data, rapid and near real-time analysis of specific data, immediate feedback for learners, educators and learning designers, as well as generating automated reports of the diagnostics’ results. Furthermore, sophisticated databases and network technologies hold potential for an especially wide variety of applications for technology-enhanced assessment. Hence, given the recent developments in educational data mining and learning analytics, technology-enhanced assessment may improve on-going learning through providing instant and rich feedback on the current stage of the learning process. This track aims to provide insights into the latest developments of research focusing on technology-enhanced assessment in formal and informal education.

Topics:

• Automated Feedback to Improve Student Writing
• Artificial Intelligence in Assessment Processes
• Natural Language Processing in Alignment of Curriculum and Assessment
• Enhancing Grading, Scoring and Feedback
• Computational Models of Knowledge and Expertise
• Bridging Informal and Formal Learning Outcomes
• Enhancing Team-Based Learning
• Game-based Learning
• Visualization of Learning Processes
• Exploratory Research into Technology Enhanced Assessment
• Challenges of Dynamic Learning Analytics
• Modeling Cognitive, Behavioral and Emotional Processes in Learning
• New Tools, Processes and Applications that Enhance Assessment
• Technology-enhanced Assessment of Deeper Learning
• Peer Assessment Tools and Strategies
• Electronic Forum Analysis and Assessment
• Authentic Assessments and Digital Environments
• Assessment Technologies
• Security and Privacy in eAssessment
• Mobile Learning Assessment
• Adaptive Assessment