Coming to the conclusion of week 2 in our new Assessment in e-Learning graduate course, I would like to share three important things that I have learned:
1. Traditional tests and quizzes are no longer the preferred method of assessing student learning.
2. Blogs can be used as a form of assessment.
3. The emergence of technology has required educators to shift their views and uses of assessment.
Two things that interested me in the early weeks of this course to explore are as follows:
1. Blogs as an assessment or evaluation tool (which I still am not clear on).
2. How to know if you are designing assessments correctly in a way that contributes to learning.
One question that I still have for the course is this:
1. When is the time to use traditional or old-fashioned methods of assessment like tests and quizzes?
Emily,
ReplyDeleteYour final question is a good one. Teaching younger students, I have found that sometimes tests and quizzes themselves can be used as a motivational tool to "force" students to study some material that they need to learn for a specific course.
Emily,
ReplyDeleteYour final question is a good one. Teaching younger students, I have found that sometimes tests and quizzes themselves can be used as a motivational tool to "force" students to study some material that they need to learn for a specific course.
Emily, I love the look of your blog. You raise an interesting question when you ask, "When is the time to use traditional or old-fashioned methods of assessment like tests and quizzes?" Here's an article that might provide some food for thought: Performance assessments versus traditional assessments
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