If you really want to convert the Learning Objective comments to a score, this would work:

  • Assign a score of 0-4 to each Learning Objective, so that:

    • 0 = Not Achieved
    • 1 = Not Quite Achieved
    • 2 = Just Achieved
    • 3 = Achieved
    • 4 = Well Achieved
  • Multiply out the number of Learning Outcomes tested by the course / ECA by 4, to get a maximum possible score.
  • Tally up the points for each LO to give a total score
  • Convert to a percentage to give yourself a meaningful result

So, using S194 as an example (as it’s what I have to hand) – the ECA paper lists 16 Learning Objectives that the paper tests. 16*4 = 64, so when I finally get the results I can go through the feedback and work out my total out of 64. (Total/64)*100 = a percentage score for the course.

As methods go, it’s a bit of a blunt instrument – it treats all LOs as equal, when in practice there should really be some weighting applied as some will be harder to prove than others – but as a rough-and-ready method to get a percentage score for comparison purposes & for self-motivation, it would work.

Although I’d much rather the OU did that for me. :)