Assessment Strategies for Online Learning
Engagement and Authenticity
- 220 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
For many learners assessment conjures up visions of red pens scrawling percentages in the top right-hand corner of exams and feelings of stress, inadequacy, and failure. Although negative student reactions to evaluation have been noted, assessment has provided educational institutions with important information about learning outcomes and the quality of education for many decades. But how accurate is this data and has it informed practice or been fully incorporated into the learning cycle? Conrad and Open argue that the potential in many of the new learning environments to alter and improve assesment has yet to be explored by educators and students. In their investigation of assessment methods and learning approaches, Conrad and Openo aim to explore assessment that engages learners and authentically evaluates education. They insist that moving to new learning environments, specifically those online and at a distance, afford educators opportunities to embrace only the most effective face-to-face assessment methods and to realize the potential of delivering education in the digital age. In this volume practitioners will find not only an indispensable introduction to new forms of assessment but also a number of best practices as described by experienced educators.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1. The Big Picture: A Framework for Assessment in Online Learning
- 2. The Contribution of Adult Education Principles to Online Learning and Assessment
- 3. What Do You Believe? The Importance of Beliefs about Teaching and Learning in Online Assessment
- 4. Authenticity and Engagement: The Question of Quality in Assessment
- 5. Assessment Using E-Portfolios, Journals, Projects, and Group Work
- 6. The Age of “Open”: Alternative Assessments, Flexible Learning, Badges, and Accreditation
- 7. Planning an Assessment and Evaluation Strategy—Authentically
- 8. Flexible, Flipped, and Blended: Technology and New Possibilities in Learning and Assessment
- 9. A Few Words on Self-Assessment
- 10. Summing Up
- Appendix Other Voices: Reflections from the Field
- References
- Index