First Special Track on Computer-based Knowledge & Skill Assessment and Feedback in Learning Settings (CAF). 25 September 2008 - Villach , Austria. (during ICL 2008)
This special track will take place during ICL 2008 in Villach, Austria (24-26 September 2008) as a special programme item. The Special Track CAF 2008 provides an interdisciplinary
forum for international scientists and practitioners to discuss various
aspects of computer-based knowledge & skill assessment in learning
settings and based on that feedback provision for students and
teachers.
The International Conference on Interactive Computer aided Learning (ICL)
is an interdisciplinary conference which aims to focus on the exchange
of relevant trends and research results as well as the presentation of
practical experiences in interactive computer aided learning.
Background
Our modern life at the beginning of the 21st century is strongly
influenced by effects such as rapidly changing and developing
information, technology-enhanced communication and information access,
and new forms of production and services in a globalized world. This
situation requires individuals to adapt their skills and competencies.
Consequently, educational objectives and societal expectations have
changed significantly in recent years. Modern learning settings must
consider learning community aspects as well as learner-centered,
knowledge-centered and assessment-centered aspects.
By focusing on the assessment, this concept can be further
distinguished in (1) summative assessment, performed at the end of a
set of learning activities, and (2) formative assessment, which is
intended to give continuous feedback to students and teachers. The
latter mentioned formative assessment gives information about the
current state of knowledge and/or the degree of knowledge acquisition
within learning activities.
Assessment is an important component of modern teaching and learning
processes in face-to-face courses as well as in e-learning
environments; it provides valuable feedback to teachers and students
which allows the revision and adaptation of teaching and learning
activities. Furthermore, assessment activities and results can also be
utilized for building and strengthening metacognitive skills. However,
continuous and frequent assessment in learning processes may cause
excessive efforts and costs. Therefore, computer-assisted assessment
systems (CaAS) and computer-based assessment systems (CbAS) have become
of increasing interest over the years. Assessment systems may support
parts or the entire chain of the assessment lifecycle. This lifecycle
includes authoring and management of assessment items, compilation of
specific tests, performance of assessments, and compilation and
management results. Additionally, emerging interest in the sharing and
re-use of assessment items or compiled assessment tests and the
exchangeability of assessment outcomes has resulted in standardization
efforts, such as the IMS Question & Test Interoperability
Specification (IMS QTI).
The special track will bring together international researchers as
well as practitioners from different organisations who will have plenty
of time for networking and real-world knowledge sharing.
We invite submissions that deal with issues including, but not limited to:
- Aspects of formative and summative assessment
- History and challenges of e-assessment
- Computer-supported assessment rubric
- Computer-based knowledge & skill assessment for individuals and groups
- Computer-supported peer assessment for individuals and groups
- Computer-supported self-assessment and group assessment
- Computer-based student and teacher feedback about knowledge state and acquisition
- Computer-based assessment in adaptive e-learning
- Web 2.0 and assessment & feedback for individual and group learning
- Automated essay grading
- Natural short answer assessment
- Assessment and feedback in computer-based simulations
- Assessment and feedback in game-based learning settings
- Test & training data and evaluation procedures
- Reuse, Interoperability and Standardization
- Security and Privacy
Important Dates
30 June 2008: Submission of the full papers (8 pages)
31 July 2008: Notification of acceptance
31 Aug. 2008: Camera ready version (8 pages)
24.-26. Sept. 2008: ICL 2008 Conference
In case of problems or questions concerning the submission of papers, please contact the track chairs at CAF2008@iicm.edu.
Notification of Acceptance and Publishing
Accepted papers will be published within the ICL conference
proceedings. At least one author has to register within 2 weeks after
the notification of acceptance to be included into the conference
programme (15. Aug. 2008). Authors fee is applicable only once per
paper!
Some authors will be invited to submit extended versions of their
paper for publication in the "European Journal of Open and Distance
Learning" (EURODL) or the "International Journal of Emerging
Technologies in Learning" (iJET).
CAF 2008 Chair
Christian Gütl, Graz University of Technology, Austria
CAF 2008 Organization team
Alexander Nussbaumer, University of Graz, Austria
Mohammad Smadi, Graz University of Technology, Austria
CAF 2008 Program Committee (preliminary, to be extended)
- Dietrich Albert, University of Graz, Austria
- Abdallah Al-Zoubi, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan
- Vanessa Chang, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
- Peter Dolog, Aalborg University, Denmark
- Heinz Dreher, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
- Samir A. El-Seoud, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan
- Victor Manuel García-Barrios, Graz University of Technology, Austria
- Michael Granitzer. Know-Center Graz, Austria
- Ralf Klamma, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
- Narayanan Kulathuramaiyer, University Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
- Stephen Quinton, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
- Peter Reimann, University of Sydney, Australia
- Benno Stein, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany
Further Information:
Information about ICL 2008: http://www.icl-conference.org/
Travel Information: http://www.icl-conference.org/accom.htm
Tourist Informaton: http://www.villach.at/inhalt/englisch/18271.htm
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