JISC

Formative assessment is an area in which both pedagogical theory and practice have recently seen significant development. However, the use of e-assessment for formative assessment is less well developed than for summative e-assessment, and it is expected that new e-assessment services and systems will be required to facilitate emerging proven practices.

The main deliverables of the project are:

• description of current proven practice in formative assessment in the form of a set of case studies
• set of process models that synthesise the case studies and model desirable future processes, and detail system and service requirements
• concise final report (less than 40 pages) that outlines the vision of formative e-assessment, as informed by the case studies and process models

Up to £40,000 (including VAT and expenses) is available for the study over an 8-month period starting as soon as possible and no later than 2 June 2008.

The deadline for submission of tenders is no later than 12:00 noon on 16 April 2008