Research in Distance Learning: from present findings to future agendas. Evaluation and Assessment strand presentation. Dr Stylianos Hatzipanagos, King's Institute of Learning and Teaching, King's College London

1. Closing the loop: identifying effective formative assessment practices in open and distance learning Stylianos Hatzipanagos King's College London

10. Conclusions FA practices can be problematic in courses with emphasis on end of year assessments as the ‘closing the loop’ component of the assessment process very rarely takes place. FA can enrich e-learning approaches by making the feedback central to all assessment activities. e-assessment tools promote a dialogue in relation to feedback, peer and self assessment activities which by their nature place the student at the centre of the educational process.