Abstract
Web-based course assessment is a new thing at China's Open University – China Radio and Television Universities (China RTVUs). This article reports an innovative pilot study in this research area. The experimental course for integrated web-based assessment in this study is Advanced English Writing, which is a compulsory course in the B.A. English programme at China Central Radio and Television University (CCRTVU). The study started in March 2005 and it is still in progress at the moment. This article first describes the webbased assessment design of the course and the implementation procedures. Then it moves on to report some initial feedback from the student participants on the pilot study. The article ends with a tentative plan for further actions based on the current study.
Highlights
Assessment plays a central role in student learning
In January 2005, China Central Radio and Television University (CCRTVU), which is the academic headquarters of China RTVUs, hosted a workshop in Beijing, discussing launching a pilot project in web-based course assessment
The three local tutors are included in the project team because they have been tutoring the course of Advanced English Writing for years and they are familiar with the course content and they understand student needs very well
Summary
Assessment plays a central role in student learning. This is true for distance learning. This paper is intended to report web-based assessment of one of the six pilot courses Advanced English Writing, a compulsory course in the B.A. English programme at CCRTVU. The paper will first describe the web-based assessment design of the course and the implementation procedures, and move on to report some initial feedback from the student participants on the pilot study.
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