Assessment strategies for online learning : engagement and authenticity / Dianne Conrad and Jason Openo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conrad, Dianne, author.

Openo, Jason, author.

Series:

Issues in distance education series.

Issues in distance education series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational tests and measurements.

Distance education students.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edmonton, AB : AU Press, [2018]

Summary:

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 assessment 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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-77199-233-6

OCLC:

1046065853

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access