%0 Book Section %1 cross2010benchmarking %A Cross, Simon %A Whitelock, Denise %B 2010 International Computer Assisted Assessment (CAA) Conference %D 2010 %K assessment benchmarking eassessment education learning %T Benchmarking assessment: breaking down barriers and building institutional understanding %U http://oro.open.ac.uk/22928/ %X Benchmarking offers a comprehensive way of measuring current practice in an institution; whilst also gauging achievement against external sources. Although e-learning has been benchmarked with a number of universities in the UK and abroad no one to date has tackled the area of assessment; which is now becoming of more concern with the advent of e-assessment. This paper describes the construction of a set of benchmarking measures/indicators and the outcome of early pilots which combine a survey instrument and semi-structured interview methodologies. The findings suggest that building a comprehensive and robust core of benchmark measures can have great utility and value to institutions; not just in external benchmarking but also in internal reviews. It can also assist with setting baselines, exploring the student experience, providing staff with data meaningful to their role and professional development together with supporting a continuous improvement trajectory.

@incollection{cross2010benchmarking, abstract = {Benchmarking offers a comprehensive way of measuring current practice in an institution; whilst also gauging achievement against external sources. Although e-learning has been benchmarked with a number of universities in the UK and abroad no one to date has tackled the area of assessment; which is now becoming of more concern with the advent of e-assessment. This paper describes the construction of a set of benchmarking measures/indicators and the outcome of early pilots which combine a survey instrument and semi-structured interview methodologies. The findings suggest that building a comprehensive and robust core of benchmark measures can have great utility and value to institutions; not just in external benchmarking but also in internal reviews. It can also assist with setting baselines, exploring the student experience, providing staff with data meaningful to their role and professional development together with supporting a continuous improvement trajectory.}, added-at = {2011-06-11T12:37:01.000+0200}, author = {Cross, Simon and Whitelock, Denise}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2663ce6e9c81eaad1d7e922a237d7ee2f/yish}, booktitle = {2010 International Computer Assisted Assessment (CAA) Conference}, interhash = {b41e621cac94804e79797c98d4b47822}, intrahash = {663ce6e9c81eaad1d7e922a237d7ee2f}, keywords = {assessment benchmarking eassessment education learning}, timestamp = {2011-06-11T12:37:01.000+0200}, title = {Benchmarking assessment: breaking down barriers and building institutional understanding}, url = {http://oro.open.ac.uk/22928/}, year = 2010 }