{"id":409,"date":"2021-07-15T13:58:54","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T13:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.publishdot.com\/sbvqualitycourses\/chapter\/overview-of-online-assessments\/"},"modified":"2021-12-09T03:58:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T03:58:28","slug":"overview-of-online-assessments","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.publishdot.com\/sbvqualitycourses\/chapter\/overview-of-online-assessments\/","title":{"raw":"Overview of High-Quality Online Assessments","rendered":"Overview of High-Quality Online Assessments"},"content":{"raw":"
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High-Quality Online Assessments<\/h2>\r\nAssessment is a process that helps us gather information about learner performance.\r\n\r\nThe choices we make when we design assessments greatly impact the design and delivery of lessons and learning activities in face-to-face and online contexts[footnote]Elbow, P. (1993). Ranking, Evaluating, and Liking: Sorting out Three Forms of Judgment. College English<\/em>, 55(2), 187\u2013206. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2307\/378503[\/footnote].\r\n\r\nWhen we design online courses, a well-planned assessment strategy is essential to learner success in virtual environments. This strategy includes a variety of types of assessments that are authentic, culturally responsive, and align strongly with the learning goals in a course.\r\n\r\nAuthentic<\/strong> assessments engage learners in real-world topics, increase learner motivation and add meaning and purpose to online tasks.\r\n\r\nCulturally responsive<\/strong> assessments incorporate learners\u2019 backgrounds, identities and interests, and learning preferences into our planning and design, learners are invested in their progress and develop awareness of their development.[footnote]Montenegro, E. & Jankowski, N. A. (2017, January). Equity and Assessment: Moving towards Culturally Responsive Assessment<\/a>. National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment (NILOA).[\/footnote].\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"400\"]\"Graphic Caption: Constructive curriculum alignment cycle involves learning goals, learning activities, and assessments.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nHigh-quality online assessments support purposeful and meaningful learning experiences when they align with the learning goals and activities of the course. This is called constructive curriculum alignment<\/strong>.<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n\r\nTip:<\/strong> When designing an assessment, make sure that the skills and knowledge you are measuring align with the learning goals of the course.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThrough frequent and ongoing assessment, we can see the progress of student learning, but we also see opportunities to reflect on and improve the quality of learning experiences for students.\r\n
Criteria for Effective Online Design<\/h5>\r\nKumar et al (2019) analyzed data related to the online course design of 8 award-winning online teachers in the United States. The goal was to shed light on what factors influenced these faculty in \u201cexemplary online course design\u201d (p. 161).[footnote]Kumar, S., Martin, F., Budhrani, K., & Ritzhaupt, A. (2019). Award-winning faculty online teaching practices: Elements of award-winning courses. Online Learning (Newburyport, Mass.), 23(4), 160. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.24059\/olj.v23i4.2077[\/footnote] These award winners shared their attitudes, experiences and approaches to online course design. All of these elements refer to module design, which includes assessment.\r\n
The researchers determined the following criteria for effective online design:\r\n\u2714 Authenticity and relevance\r\n\u2714 Use of multimedia resources\r\n\u2714 Student creation of digital content (individual and collaborative)\r\n\u2714 Student reflection on learning\r\n\u2714 Clearly articulated purpose of activities, technologies and assessments<\/div>\r\nAs you read through the online assessment strategies presented in this module, consider how each assessment meets these criteria for effective online design.\r\n

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