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Multimodal Assessment: Peering into a Student's Mind
Multimodal writing is effective beyond purely multimodal assessment. It can also be used to augment the traditional writing process. University of Cincinnati professor Leigh Jones had upper-level writing students use podcasts to introduce their research topics and, after that, her students began to take more risks in their writing.
(Jones, 2010)
(Williams, 2014)
(Bezemer & Kress, 2008)
Another important result that comes from multimodal assessment is an increased understanding of modern cultural communication, which has become less language-based. Ideally, multimodal activities should include instruction on genre conventions so students critically engage with production decisions instead of defaulting to what they have experienced. This active approach increases understanding.
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