The following papers were presented at this year's Roundtable Conference.
The views expressed in these Round Table Conference presentations do not necessarily reflect the views of the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA).
- Re-purposing Learning Objects as assessment instruments (PDF-1,222KB)
Detailing how learning objects are ‘chunks’ of digital material specifically designed to engage and motivate student learning. A model is proposed to demonstrate how these chunks can be re-purposed to assess student learning.
Presented by Ms Susan Atkins from The Learning Federation and Ms Gayl O'Connor from Curriculum Corporation.
- Performance Measurement and Reporting Taskforce: National Directions
(PPT-105KB)
Details the development of Key Performance Measures by outlining the need to report on progress towards achieving the National Goals for Schooling, to drive school improvement
and to enhance outcomes for students.
Presented by Peter Titmanis from the Benchmark & Educational Measurement Unit
Performance, Measurement and Reporting Taskforce
PMRT.
- ART - Asessment Reporting and Technology (PPT - 2,940 KB)
Details the Student Assessment and Reporting Information System (SARIS) for the Department of Education, Tasmania.
Presented by Phil Dilger, Program Manager of the Learning Architecture Project, Kris Klasen, Manager Special Projects for the Learning Architecture Project, and Nigel Cross, Senior Project Officer with the Office for Educational Review.
- IntelliMetric Essay Scoring (PPT - 169KB)
A comparison of the accuracy of Bayesian and IntelliMetric (TM) Automated Essay Scoring Methods to score essays written in English.
Presented by Paul Edelblut and Cathy Mikulus of Vantage Learning.
- Australian Assessment and Reporting Technology in an International Context (PPT - 3,420 KB)
Details the International Schools' Assessment (ISA).
Presented by Juliette Mendelovits of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).
- Computer Based Assessment of Science (CBAS) in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) (PPT - 2,470KB)
Presented by Marten Koomen and
Ron Martin of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).
