Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
E-learning
How effective are teaching, training and learning?

In effective self-assessment, teaching, training and learning are evaluated by the extent to which teachers...

2.7carry out regular assessments that are fair, accurate and used effectively to plan an appropriate programme of work and inform learners of their progress.

Success in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL provision in the e-learning context means teachers...

2.7.1offer learners regular reviews of progress toward specific objectives and goals by using e-assessments at agreed intervals and ensuring new results are dated and recorded separately from previous e-assessments.
2.7.2record learners’ detailed, relevant and specific individual learning objectives and goals on an online individual learning plan (ILP), a disk-based ILP or on paper, which is stored securely and accessible to both learner and teacher.
2.7.3offer learners both formal and informal e-assessments that are made integral to the e-learning process, and which help them to know and understand what they have learnt.
2.7.4ensure that learners to participate in the e-assessment process and encourage them to respond to changing learning objectives and goals.
2.7.5ensure that learners understand the progress they are making through regular interim e-assessments, evaluations of learning gains, and clear verbal, written or electronic feedback.
2.7.6record learners’ progress in paper or electronic format and give them clear and constructive feedback to enable them to prioritise and take responsibility for further learning.

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