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    Educational assessment in virtual world environments

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    Authors
    Reiners, Torsten
    Gregory, S.
    Dreher, Heinz
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Reiners, Torsten and Gregory, Sue and Dreher, Heinz. 2011. Educational assessment in virtual world environments, Australian Technology Network Assessment Conference 2011, Oct 20 2011, pp. 132-140. Perth, WA: Curtin University.
    Source Title
    Proceedings of the Australian Technology Network Assessment Conference 2011
    Source Conference
    Australian Technology Network Assessment Conference 2011
    ISBN
    9780646566115
    School
    School of Information Systems
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13063
    Collection
    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Facilitating and empowering learners and teachers through technology has primarily concentrated on content and management aspects rather than on assessments aspects of the education enterprise. ecent developments in virtual world technology have sparked a raft of projects exploring the possibilities to enhance learning outcomes. In this article, automated support for educational assessment is focussed on via three case studies implemented in Second Life, the 3D virtual world implemented by Linden Labs. This paper discusses the assessment tasks, the methods used and provides an analysis of our results. The University of Hamburg case study involves scenario-based software development projects. The Curtin University case study focuses on simulating the business processes of the Automated Assessment Lab, which provides automated assessment opportunities to staff of the Curtin Business School, and in which a virtual world model of the entire assessment life cycle is created. A third case study from the University of New England, VirtualPREX (Virtual Professional Experience), explores self, peer and academic formative and summative assessment in virtual world role-play scenarios. Each case study comprises a description of intent and implementation, followed by evaluative comments from the role players, providing insight into the benefits that may accrue from the use of virtual world technology for students, teachers and educational administrators.

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