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	OU eAssessment eAssessment at the Open University with open source software Phil Butcher (email: p.g.butcher@open.ac.uk) Fellow, Centre for Open Learning of Mathematics, Science, Computing and Technology

	Overview The purpose of this website Resource A commitment to open source software Resource Promoting learning with instant feedback Resource The influence of OpenMark Resource Styles of interactive Computer Marked Assessments Resource A brief overview of the Moodle Quiz and OpenMark Resource Usage of iCMAs at the OU Resource

	Moodle Quiz The eAssessment module in Moodle is the Moodle Quiz. Major OU contributions 2006 - 2009 Resource How to run an iCMA (interactive Computer Marked Assessment) in Moodle Resource Moodle Question types Resource Before you can interact with a Moodle Quiz you must be registered and logged in on this site. If you are not logged in please login before proceeding to the iCMAs. iCMA01 A non-adaptive: CMA style formative assessment Quiz iCMA02 An adaptive: interactive style formative assessment (constructed entirely in Moodle) Quiz iCMA03 An adaptive: interactive style formative assessment (constructed in Moodle using OpenMark questions) Quiz iCMA04 An adaptive: interactive style formative assessment (constructed from a mixture of Moodle and OpenMark questions) Quiz iCMA05 An adaptive: interactive style iCMA built from the questions on the OpenMark examples website Quiz iCMA41 A non-adaptive: CMA style summative assessment Quiz iCMA06 Mathletics examples Quiz iCMA07 How's your arithmetic? Quiz

	OpenMark The capabilities of OpenMark are described with working examples on a companion website at http://open.ac.uk/openmarkexamples. A demonstration of an OpenMark assessment Resource OpenMark questions can be included in Moodle web pages Resource Exploring the e-Assessment boundaries: the COLMSCT iCMA initiative Resource Analysing free text responses of up to 20 words Resource Creating OpenMark questions Resource

	A detailed comparison of Moodle and OpenMark A comparison of the Moodle and OpenMark test navigators Resource A comparison of the Moodle and OpenMark question types Resource

	The iCMA (Moodle Quiz) reports The iCMA (Moodle Quiz) reports provide a statistical analysis of a student cohort's use of an iCMA, together with an analysis of each question within the test. The Open University commissioned a rewrite of the Gradebook for Moodle 2.0 (the OU is already using these reports with Moodle 1.9). iCMA reports documentation Resource page

	The Moodle Gradebook The Moodle Gradebook provides reports to course teams, tutors and students on students' performance on iCMAs and any other assessed items. The Open University commissioned a rewrite of the Gradebook for Moodle 1.9 and this is now in use at Moodle sites around the world. Gradebook documentation Resource page

	How to create an iCMA in Moodle These notes apply to OU Moodle as hosted on this site. At the OU 'iCMA' is used instead of 'Quiz' Step 1: Create an empty iCMA Resource Step 2: Understand what is available Resource Step 3: Complete the iCMA definition form Resource Step 4: Create categories to hold your questions Resource Step 5: Choose the type of question you wish to create Resource .......... Common question features Resource .......... Numerical question Resource .......... Short Answer question Resource .......... Multiple Choice and Multiple Response questions Resource .......... OU Multiple Response Resource .......... True/False question Resource .......... Matching question Resource .......... Essay question Resource .......... Descriptions Resource .......... OpenMark questions Resource .......... Importing (and exporting) questions Resource Step 6: Preview your questions Resource Step 7: Build your questions into an iCMA Resource Step 8: Preview the whole iCMA Resource Step 9: Ask a colleague to check the iCMA Resource Step 10: Make the iCMA visible Resource Step 11: Monitor how your students interact with the iCMA Resource Step 12: When the assessment is completed and closed Resource

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