Measuring qualification effects of a new pedagogy which embeds learning and assessment activities within each students rich professional context of practice

Rapanotti, Lucia; Hall, Jon G.; Self, Steven; Slaymaker, Mark and King, David (2017). Measuring qualification effects of a new pedagogy which embeds learning and assessment activities within each students rich professional context of practice. Technical Report 2017/02; Department of Computing, The Open University.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21954/ou.ro.000160ca

Abstract

We report on the outcomes of our eSTEeM project, focused on a pedagogical approach implemented in three post-graduate modules for a recently introduced Computing qualification (F66 MSc in Computing), where the students' own professional context of practice, rather than fictitious case studies, is used to assess their understanding of and ability to apply what is taught in those modules, as well as to develop a wide range of research and employability skills as they progress through the qualification.