Using serious games for assessment

Aidan Sliney; David Murphy

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-2161-9_12

Using serious games for assessment

Aidan Sliney
, David Murphy

School of Computer Science and Information Technology

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Abstract

Assessment in education is the process of gathering, interpreting, recording, and using information about pupils’ responses to an educational task (Gibbs, 2007, pp. 215–230). There are many common methods of assessment in use today; essay examination, multiple choice testing, written assignments, oral assessments, presentations, group projects, portfolios to name but a few. How do we know if one method would return a higher standard of assessment over another? How should we decide which method suits our assessment needs best? The main reason and function of assessment is to provide a balanced picture of the user’s strengths and weaknesses.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Serious Games and Edutainment Applications
Pages	225
Number of pages	233
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2161-9_12
Publication status	Published - 2011

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