Electronic Proceedings of the Twelfth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate MathematicsSan Francisco, California, November 4-7, 1999Paper C099Assessment: Does the Punishment Fit the Crime? |
Harry GrettonSchool of Science and Mathematics Sheffield Hallam University Howard Street Sheffield, S1 1WB UK h.gretton@shu.ac.uk list of all papers by this author | Neil ChallisSchool of Science and Mathematics Sheffield Hallam University Howard Street Sheffield, S1 1WB UK n.challis@shu.ac.uk list of all papers by this author |
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ABSTRACT
Assessment has various purposes. Is it for grading and sorting students? Is it for encouraging learning? The answer is yes to both, but when both technology and students' skills are evolving so rapidly, then assessment style must also evolve to ensure it continues to fulfill these objectives. In this paper we describe some of our experiences with changing assessment styles during the ongoing T-TIME project (http://www.shu.ac.uk/maths/).Keyword(s): assessment