Artefact Assessment

Use Case for Artefact Assessment developed by Steve Jeyes and Robert Sherratt at Hull.

The component uses cases are as follows:

Assign Assessment Players: Timetabler Descriptions: 1. Timetabler assigns test to student cohort or student groups 2. Timetabler removes assignment from student cohort or student groups

Assign Cohort Players: Timetabler Description: 1. Timetabler checks if the students are registered for the module 2. Timetabler assigns cohort

Author Assessment Players: Author Description: 1. Tutor defines key criteria for assessment 2. Tutor authors assessment 3. Tutor defines marking scheme

Authorise and Authenticate Players: Marker, Tutor, Student, Timetabler Descriptions: 1. Authenticate user identity 2. Authorise authenticated user's use of system function

Grade Assessment Players: Tutor Description: 1. Tutor transfers student grades to student portfolios

Mark Assessment Players: Maker Description: 1. Marker compares candidate response with the marking scheme 2. Marker assigns marks to candidate based on the marking scheme

Moderate Assessment Players: Moderator Description: 1. Moderator views candidate results: 2. Moderator views analysis of group marks -check distribution for skew, high or low median 3. Moderator views analysis of test behaviour -check standard deviation for skew, high or low value -check standard deviation for skew, high or low value 4. Moderator validates results -check if any question has abnormal marks (doesn't follow standard distribution) 5. Moderator adjudicate cases for special consideration ( decide mark adjustment 6. Moderator approves assessment marks

Plagiarism Checks Players: Marker Descriptions: 1. Marker submits the assessment to an automatic plagiarism checker - Detect cases of cheating among students - Detect cases of improper referencing - Detect cases of using publicly available work 2. Marker follows procedures for plagiarized cases

Pre Assessment Validation Players: Moderator Descriptions: 1. Marker submits the assessment to an automatic plagiarism checker - Detect cases of cheating among students - Detect cases of improper referencing - Detect cases of using publicly available work 2. Marker follows procedures for plagiarized cases

Provide Feedback Players: Tutor, Student Descriptions: 1. Tutor chooses appropriate feedback -item -assessment 2. Student views marks for test 3. Student views the feedback for items 4. Student views feedback for test

Notify Players: Timetabler, Tutor Descriptions: 1. Timetabler notifies assigned candidates that an assessment has been scheduled; time, date, location, instructions for attendance, pre-requisites 2. Tutor notifies assigned candidates of the grade that has been transferred to the candidates gradebook

Reflect Players: Tutor, Students Descriptions: 1. Tutor reflects on if group learning and assessment appropriate 2. Tutor reflects on previous performance 3. Tutor designs support to best ensure successful learning and assessment 4. Tutor collects student feedback 5. Tutor analyzes student feedback 6. Tutor researches behaviours and possible improvements 7. Tutor evaluates effectiveness 8. Tutor reflects on this year's performance

Track Players: SIS Descriptions: 1. SIS logs that assessment has been assigned to candidate 2. SIS logs marks achieved by candidate 3. SIS logs assessment has been moderated 4. SIS logs assessment grades have been awarded

Schedule Players: Timetabler Descriptions: 1. Timetabler defines events / states 2. Timetabler allocates dates / timescales to events / states 3. Timetabler defines tracking required

Submit Assessment Players: Student Description: 1. Student (as candidate) signs a plagiarism declaration 2. Student receives the receipt 3. Student submits artifact to be assessed

This usecase is composed of the following usecases:

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This usecase is composed of the following usecases:
 * is composed of::Assign Assessment (Artefact Assessment)
 * is composed of::Assign Cohort (Artefact Assessment)
 * is composed of::Author Assessment (Artefact Assessment)
 * is composed of::Authorise and authenticate
 * is composed of::Grade Assessment (Artefact Assessment)
 * is composed of::Mark assessment (Artefact Assessment)
 * is composed of::Moderate assessment (Artefact Assessment)
 * is composed of::Notify (Artefact Assessment)
 * is composed of::Plagiarism Check
 * is composed of::Pre Assessment Validation
 * is composed of::Provide Feedback
 * is composed of::Reflect (Artefact Assessment)
 * is composed of::Schedule (Artefact Assessment)
 * is composed of::Submit Assessment
 * is composed of::Track (Artefact Assessment)