Best Research
The e-Assessment Awards seek to showcase excellence in technology-enabled assessment. The independent judging panel for Best Research will select the finalists from all the entries, based solely on the information provided in the application form. Please do read through the scope and criteria carefully.
Scope
This award acknowledges the contribution made by an individual or group of individuals to an area of research in support of e-assessment within a particular stakeholder community.
The stakeholder community could be local, regional, national or international and the award will recognise an outcome from the research that will either:
- show new insights into the design, development, promotion, execution or support of electronic assessment, or
- reinforce the benefits of existing approaches over potential alternatives.
This award seeks to recognise best practice in research as well as the impact on the stakeholder community.
Criteria
Submissions will be judged according to how well they meet each of the six criteria below (max 300 words per criteria). We also request a brief overview, or executive summary for the judging panel (max 200 words).
Please do not submit any additional information, such as links to websites; this information will not be considered in initial shortlisting. Each submission will be considered on individual merit.
- Need: Is there a genuine need for this research? How important is this need to the stakeholder community? Does the research project encompass a recognised area of assessment that could be changed or reinforced by the outcome of the research findings? How will it achieve this?
- Impact: Does the research materially contribute to the research body of knowledge? To what extent can the research be said to address areas not previously investigated? Particular weight will be given to the demonstration of original thinking.
- Aims/Hypothesis: Were the aims of the research identified clearly at the outset? What were they? Was there a clear hypothesis to prove or disprove?
- Influence: To what extent has the outcome of the research influenced improvements in the design, development, promotion or execution of e-assessments? Or has the research supported and even reinforced an existing approach, i.e. where the research instead has perhaps laid a foundation for exploration for improvement elsewhere?
- Good practice: What approach and good ethical practice was demonstrated by this research project? For example, data security, confidentiality and privacy, conflicts of interest.
- Methodology: In what way was the methodology chosen appropriate for this research project and its stakeholders? Were there any problems with your choice of methodology which you had to address, or conversely particular benefits derived from the methodology chosen?
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