Self-evaluation of ICT Skills

Dr Lina Petrakieva &John Smith

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Self-evaluation tool Outline

Background

The Self-evaluation tool

The SE tool results

Other uses of SE tool

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Self-evaluation tool Background

Existed in my Caledonian

Difficult to amend

Available only to registered

students

Difficult to collect the results

Students could go and redo it

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Self-evaluation tool Background

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Self-evaluation tool Background

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Self-evaluation toolThe requirements

Unregistered students access

Weighted questions

Results for separate sections

Immediate results

Providing relevant materials with the

results

Easy access to the results

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Self-evaluation toolWhat is it?

Questionnaire with a competency type

questions:

“Can you carry out a spell check on a

document?”

“Yes”, “No”, “Not sure”

11 different sections/topics:

File management, Email, Word processing - the

basics, Word processing, Searching for

information, Spreadsheets, Integration of ICT

applications, Internet searching, Presentations,

Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Microsoft

Access

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Self-evaluation toolHow it works?

Google Docs Form

Additional sheets in the spreadsheet to

keep the weights, sections, study

material file names, and final results

Java script – calculates the

results, emails the student and

attaches the files

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Self-evaluation toolHow it works?

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Self-evaluation toolHow it works?

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Self-evaluation toolHow it works?

Students provide matriculation number

and email in the questionnaire

After completing, they receive an

email with results showing in which

sections they may require training and

any study materials needed are

attached to the email

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Self-evaluation toolFeedback Email

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Word

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Searc

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Integrati

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pplications

Internet

Searc

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PowerPoint

VLE

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20%

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40%

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Self-evaluation toolResults

Sample size 449

MD20

MD40

Others

1st year

Self-evaluation toolResults by age

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Training requirement by age group

25 and below 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46 and over0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

File ManagementEmailWord Processing - The BasicsWord ProcessingSearching for InformationExcelIntegration of ICT ApplicationsInternet SearchingPowerPointVLE

Age group

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Training requirement by world area

Area UK + Ireland Europe Americas Africa Middle

EastFar East

Total size 382 20 3 23 11 8

File Management 3% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0%

Email 2% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0%

Word Processing - The Basics

2% 0% 0% 4% 0% 0%

Word Processing 20% 0% 33% 17% 27% 25%

Searching for Information 29% 25% 0% 26% 45% 25%

Excel 34% 15% 67% 17% 55% 13%

Integration 9% 0% 33% 4% 0% 0%

Internet Searching 7% 5% 0% 13% 9% 0%

PowerPoint 22% 10% 67% 17% 27% 0%

VLE 8% 0% 0% 17% 9% 13%

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Training requirement by gender

Gender

Total size

File Management

Email

Word Processing - The Basics

Word Processing

Searching for Information

ExcelIntegration

Internet Searching

PowerPoint VLE

Male 74 4% 1% 3% 20% 31% 32% 9% 8% 22% 7%

Female 375 2% 2% 2% 20% 28% 33% 8% 6% 21% 9%

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Self-evaluation toolBenefits

Weighted responses for all questions

Immediate tailored feedback for each

section

Relevant study materials

automatically provided with the

feedback

Flexible approach

Easy to modify

Available before registration