Overview

Assessing learning in an online environment is being used by teachers and institutions at an increasing rate. Learners are demanding a more flexible approach to assessment activities just as they have done with learning. This demand will increase as online practice becomes embedded into all schools, further and higher educational courses and corporate training programs. As students are engaging with content in an online environment, they will also need to be assessed using the same tools that are used for the learning experience. This book provides practical guidance to various aspects of online assessment including: types of assessment; choosing the right software; examples of e-assessment over a wide-variety of disciplines; making e-assessment interactive.

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Author:   Geoffrey Crisp
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Dimensions:   Width: 16.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9780826496270

ISBN 10:   082649627
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   05 July 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Preface; Section 1 How does assessment affect learning?; 1. Overview; - Why do we assess?; - Relationship between learning and assessment; - Assessment for learning; - Assessment and grading; Section 2 How will I make e-assessment?; 2. Guidelines for assessment practices; - Professional bodies publishing guidelines on assessment; - Assessment models; - e-Assessment practices and their relationship to learning; 3. Types of e-Assessment items; - types of e-assessment; 4. Consequences of using e-assessment; - Risks involved in using e-assessment; - How is e-assessment currently being used?; - What are the limitations of e-assessments?; 5. Choosing the right e-assessment software; - choosing an appropriate assessment format; - how do you want to administer your e-assessments?; - what do you want to administer your e-assessments?; - what type of questions do you want to ask?; - choices in e-assessment software; - other types in online assessment software; - adaptive assessment software; Section 3 What does e-assessment look like?; 6. e-assessment examples by discipline; - General sources of e-assessment questions. - Accounting, Commerce and Economics; - Arts and Humanities; - Biological and Health Sciences; - Chemical Sciences; - Earth and Environmental Sciences; - Physics and Engineering; - Mathematics; Section 4. What are the practical Issues when doing e-assessment; 7. Item and Test Bank use; - constructing Item and Test Banks; - using Item and Test Banks; - non-adaptive test delivery methods; - adaptive test delivery methods; 8. Grading and marking Items from the Test Bank; - general grading and marking issues; - negative and confidence level marking of objective items; - marking selective response items; 9. Validity and reliability; - overview of validity and reliability; - classical test theory; - Item response theory; - Rasch modelling; - estimating reliability; - evaluation of test banks; 10. Standards, specifications and guidelines; - assessment standards; - national standards; - professional association standards and guidelines; - identifying standards; - content standards, specifications and guidelines; - assessment content metadata; - interoperability; 11. Security issues; - authentication of appropriate access; - secure assessment environments and software; - standards and guidelines; - what to do when things go wrong; 12. Accessibility issues; - statutory requirements for accessibility; - good practice guidelines; - testing accessibility; - improving accessibility; - assistive technologies; Section 5 How Do I Make e-Assessment Interactive; 13. Assessing discussion groups and collaborative tasks; - communicating and collaborating online; - overview; - examples of software for e-collaboration; - design principles; - collaborative problem solving and group work; - online discussion groups; 14. Interactive assessment and Java applets; - learning designs; - simulations; - Java applets; 15. Assessing role playing and games; - characteristics of online role-plays; - scenario-based; - game-based. Section 6 What about the future?; 16. The future of e-assessment; - current perceptions of where e-assessment is heading; - drivers for change; - what will it be like in the future; Appendices; Glossary.

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Geoffrey Crisp is Director at the Centre for Learning and Professional Development and Professional Development and Director of Online Education at the University of Adelaide

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