AI and HE Assessment - (Part 3) Continuous Assessment

Continuous Assessment

Following the previous two posts, the advent of Chatbots and their impact on traditional high-stake written submissions in higher education assessment left HEIs with no choice but to refresh and revisit assessments across university curricula. The sector has been reluctant and even lethargic to modernise the evaluation system appropriately in response to the wants and needs of the 21st century. ChatGPT in November 2022 delivered a wake-up shock to the plodding evaluation system in higher education to think about more exciting and meaningful methods of assessments. 

Assessment Distribution

In the previous post, I highlighted the importance of putting more emphasis on Formative assessments in the design and administration of assessment in higher education. In this post, I draw your attention to the distribution of assessment tasks as a combination of low, medium and high-stake assessment points. 

Distributed Assessment greatly elevates the quality of students' learning and reduces their anxiety and stress. It promotes students' evaluative judgement skills, bringing more elements of authenticity in the design and implementation of assessment as a part of the student learning journey. 

To be continued.

Are we ready?

 Are we ready? Artificial intelligence from scientific and research labs has stepped into everyday life since the early 1970s. Seymour Pappert's AI and Media lab at MIT was an excellent example of early research on AI. Artificial Intelligence has rapid and imperceptible growth in industry and business, and we have been using AI innovations in various applications of digital devices. Ironically, sometimes we are unaware that we use an AI product.  Until November this year, the sudden presence of ChatGPT and Chatbots in education was a shock for HE's traditional long-run approaches to assessment.  The sector has no option to revisit and refresh assessment and evaluation methods.  HE sector, businesses, developers and expert communities will also need to consider if we allow the machine to be unlimited to continue learning. It is not so far from the line we are progressing on that the machine will take control. 

Are we ready for this? 

Do we really want this to happen?

                                                                                   Image source: The Age of AI has begun | Bill Gates (gatesnotes.com)