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Alternative Assessments

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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Alternative Assessments

in online learning

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Right Content

Wrong Assessment

-Tests usually are less authentic measure of learning and understanding
- It is inadequate to determine just what students know. You need to be able to determine what they can do with that knowledge in the real world.
- Validity of multiple choice tests can be questionable, depending on answer (distraction) choices, number of questions, etc.
-assess low-level learning
(Assessing online learning, from the Online Classroom)
(Alternative Assessment Methods of the online classroom, Rob Kelly)

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So, What can we do?

Alternative Assessments for Online learning

Online learning is more than reading a text and taking a test or writing a response. There are many tools available to teachers and students.

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Traditional Alternatives

Essays
Reports
Research Projects
Case Studies
Presentations

In a traditional face to face classroom, these are alternatives to testing. These could all be done online as well- by individuals or in groups.

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More traditional alternatives

group projects
portfolios
self-assessments
concept maps
drawings

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Online Alternatives

Online Discussions
Videos
Blogs
Podcasts
Mashups

Online learning has some unique features that teachers should utilize to grab students interest, keep their attention and focus, and motivate them to continue in the course.

Using these methods also reduce cheating and plagiarism concerns.

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