Win, Win, Win - An Assessment System That Works for Students, Staff and the Academy

Abstract

This paper provides a case-study of Review, a direct-marking and assessment management system in use at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. The current state of theory and practice in systems facilitating assessment for learning are discussed, before essential features of future oriented assessment management systems are proposed. The underpinnings and affordances in our experience of using Review for students, staff and administrators are then described. Review, designed by academics for academics, is used in several Australian universities, and in three faculties, over one hundred courses and by thousands of students and staff each semester at UNSW. A brief description follows.