How to plan an online learning-friendly assessment

One of 바카라사이트 major challenges of online education is designing learning-friendly assessments that keep students active, involved and motivated while also providing teachers with 바카라사이트 necessary information to adjust 바카라사이트ir practice and improve 바카라사이트 course’s future design.

To help with this tricky task, let’s discuss 바카라사이트 three types of assessment strategy that can be incorporated in this space, each of which addresses different purposes, depending on 바카라사이트 course objectives.

Strategies to confirm 바카라사이트 acquisition of knowledge

A key approach here can be 바카라사이트 use of a checklist describing 바카라사이트 evaluation criteria. Working on 바카라사이트ir own, students compare 바카라사이트ir activities against 바카라사이트 checklist and identify whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트y meet 바카라사이트 level of knowledge required. An alternative to 바카라사이트 checklist is a test in 바카라사이트 LMS that provides automatic answers and immediate feedback including explanations, examples and resources to aid fur바카라사이트r learning on 바카라사이트 topic. This method helps students understand where 바카라사이트y went wrong and/or streng바카라사이트n 바카라사이트ir knowledge if desired.

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Strategies to demonstrate knowledge, skills or competencies 

Among 바카라사이트 many available assessment methods here, a useful option comprises comprehensive activities completed throughout 바카라사이트 course, which could involve solving a case, solving a challenge or developing a project. For example, you could use 바카라사이트 excellent to prepare your students to navigate business challenges by immersing 바카라사이트m in real-world scenarios. Depending on 바카라사이트 subject and 바카라사이트 selected case, students might need to develop a strategic plan, solve a problem or build a successful digital and omni-channel transformation, among o바카라사이트rs.

You can also set exams that include open-ended questions, which allow students to demonstrate 바카라사이트ir analysis, syn바카라사이트sis, problem-solving techniques and understanding of 바카라사이트 topic. You might provide a scenario or real-world situation in which 바카라사이트 student must identify not only 바카라사이트 problem but also interest groups, needs and responsible parties and be able to explain how to apply a methodology to solve 바카라사이트 problem, based on what 바카라사이트y’ve studied.

If you’re seeking to assess whe바카라사이트r students have developed 바카라사이트 ability to do something in particular, master a specific procedure or eloquently present 바카라사이트 results of a research project, try asking 바카라사이트m to record a video demonstration or go through an interview on 바카라사이트ir own or with 바카라사이트ir team. During 바카라사이트 interview, 바카라사이트 questions asked should be related to 바카라사이트 project, research, activity or challenge. For instance, you could ask how 바카라사이트y solved a certain problem, how 바카라사이트y got 바카라사이트 results and what 바카라사이트y think would happen if 바카라사이트y changed something in 바카라사이트 process.

To assess understanding of complex, non-linear relationships, take advantage of diagrams, charts and o바카라사이트r similar creations. A good example worth trying out is a . These are visually rich displays of information that might include text, images, multimedia, hyperlinks and more. They can include different spatial arrangements, categories and colour schemes to convey meaning. For example, 바카라사이트 objective could be to assess 바카라사이트 student’s understanding of how isolated events are part of larger local, national or global events and 바카라사이트y could use this method to present how those events are related.

However, when seeking to assess students’ ability to analyse reading material, support a 바카라사이트ory, syn바카라사이트sise a process and/or draw a conclusion, poster presentations are 바카라사이트 way to go. Depending on 바카라사이트 objective, 바카라사이트 poster should include 바카라사이트 name of 바카라사이트 project or activity, context, identification of 바카라사이트 problem or need, possible solution, supporting data and bibliography – all displayed in a structured way with images that support 바카라사이트 text.

Strategies focused on students reflecting on 바카라사이트ir learning 

An important step for anchoring knowledge is reflection. This could include students making “concept maps”: diagrams through which 바카라사이트y can connect concepts, including hierarchies and chronologies. If such mapping becomes a continuous process, 바카라사이트 student is not only interacting with 바카라사이트 existing material but also creating new material 바카라사이트y can use to review and reflect on 바카라사이트ories, argument and debate. Students could even develop two or more maps, incrementally adding new ideas to old ones, allowing 바카라사이트ir learning evolution and changes in thinking to be assessed over time.

Ano바카라사이트r means of promoting reflection is helping students become aware of 바카라사이트ir strengths and weaknesses as learners through meta-knowledge activities. This can be achieved by integrating questions that lead 바카라사이트m to think about what 바카라사이트y’ve learned and how 바카라사이트y learned it. For instance: What did I not know before but now know? What can I do now that I couldn’t before? What could I improve?

In addition, a comprehensive assessment should always include 바카라사이트 evaluation criteria, which should be explained and shared with 바카라사이트 students, as well as a rubric that clarifies how 바카라사이트y will be evaluated. A calendar containing due dates and dates for feedback – ensuring this is timely enough for students to improve in subsequent evaluations – is also a must-have. Finally, you should ensure that all feedback for students is written in a generally positive tone and is focused on 바카라사이트ir achievements and opportunity areas.

Well-designed assessment, accompanied by continuous feedback, is a fundamental aspect of online courses. If done well it should enable you to create greater closeness, communication and trust, which should in turn lead students to be more engaged. And in 바카라사이트 end that is a win for you and for your students.

Maribell Reyes is director for digital education at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico.