Validating Technological Innovation: The Introduction and Implementation of Onscreen Marking in Hong Kong

This book discusses Hong Kong’s use of onscreen marking (OSM) in public examinations. Given that Hong Kong leads the way in OSM innovation, this book has arisen from a recognised need to provide a comprehensive, coherent account of the findings of various separate but linked validation studies of onscreen public examinations in Hong Kong. The authors discuss their experience of the validation process, demonstrating how high-stakes innovation should be fully validated by a series of research studies in order to satisfy key stakeholders.

David CONIAM is Chair Professor of Curriculum and Assessment and Head of Department of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the Faculty of Education & Human Development at The Hong Kong Institute of Education, where he is a teacher educator, working with teachers in Hong Kong primary and secondary schools. His main publication and research interests are in language assessment, language teaching methodology and computer assisted language learning.
Peter FALVEY is a teacher educator. A former Head of Department in the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, he is currently affiliated in an honorary professorial role with the Hong Kong Institute of Education. His main publication and research interests are in language assessment, first and second language writing methodology, and text linguistics.