Title: Assessment tools
Course: Digivisio - Assessment

Assessment tools

There are numerous options for putting together the attainments to be assessed. The needs of different courses and subjects naturally vary greatly, and this list is unlikely to be exhaustive. Electronic exams (Moodle and EXAM) are discussed in more detail in sub-sections of this section.

Assessment tools include:

- Moodle exam
- EXAM exams
- Written exams
- Exercises
- Projects
- Publications
- Posts, forums
- Competence badges
- Learning journals
- Group exams
- Oral presentations, videos
- Simulations
- Demonstrations of competence
- Skills matrix
- Recognition of prior learning process

Various exercises and project assignments are a key tool for demonstrating competence in many different types of topics and subjects. They can be used to demonstrate understanding of large entities and mastery of generic skills (interaction and communication skills, scheduling, teamwork).

If the level of the competence to be assessed is higher than basic studies, a public blog post or published article can be used to demonstrate it. In this case, assessment is also public, at least partly, in terms of the feedback and comments the post elicits, the editorial board’s decision to accept the article for publication or reject it, and the channel or journal in which it is published. In a closed environment, a post on a forum and other students’ comments on it, for example in Moodle, can serve as an assessment tool.

Many educational institutions use competence badges. Digital badges are a new way of demonstrating competence, including knowledge and skills acquired in working life or hobbies for which no certificates are issued. In particular, such badges serve as tools for continuing education and personnel development, rather than being particularly suitable for course assessment. Ready-made learning outcomes and ways of demonstrating competence exist for badges of competence. This way, they can offer a type of off-the-shelf tool for your assessment needs. An educational institution can also create badges for its own needs.  Read more about badges in the following publication.