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Online Assessment
Dr. Joan D. McMahonProfessor of Human Resource Development
Towson University, Towson, MD 21252
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By the end of this session, you should
• Distinguish between grading and assessment.
• Discern which Characteristics of Assessment can apply to your course(s).
• Apply assessment methods to online teaching.
• Decide which tools work best in your course to measure learning.
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Operational Definitions
Grading Required Standards - reliable,
valid, free of bias Consider anxiety,
cheating, fairness issues
AssessmentNot gradedCan be anonymousWhat, how much, how
well students are learningPreparing them to
succeed
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“My goal is not to fail you.”
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7 Characteristics of Classroom Assessment
Angelo and Cross
Learner Centered Teacher-Directed Mutually Beneficial Formative Context-Specific Ongoing Rooted in Good Teaching Practice
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1. Learner Centered
Concept Focus on learning,
rather than teaching Develop meta-
cognition skills: thinking about learning
Online Discussion Reflections on online
learning thread. Transferability thread
(how does online learning help you become a lifelong learner?).
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Learner Centered
What did you learn about your own learning process by taking this course?
I learned that I much prefer to work on assignments in pieces...I found that keeping a log made the writing of thecase study much easier, but, I also found that I have problems being precise in my writing. I tend to be wordy and often deviate from the APA style. It's hard to change the way you write to accommodate the APA requirements.
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Learner Centered
To a large degree, I am an aural learner so that I missed that element of interaction. I also respond better to f2f situations as opposed to the solitude of the on-line set-up so that maintaining motivation was an ongoing issue for me.
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2. Teacher-Directed
Concepts Depends on faculty skill,
experience, professional knowledge and insight.
Decides on what to assess, how to assess, and how to respond to the information gained through the assessment.
Not obliged to share the results with anyone outside the classroom.
Midcourse assessment
How am I helping you learn?
What am I doing that is hindering your learning?
What course corrections should be made?
PQP’s
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PQP
Praise What should the planners keep in this workshop?
Question
Polish
What are you re-thinking about your own teaching?
What recommendations would you make about future workshop designs?
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3. Mutually Beneficial
Concept What are the essential
skills and knowledge I am trying to teach?
Online Surveys
How can I help students learn better?
How can I find out whether students are learning them?
Organizational charts Graphic organizers
Writing marathons Debates
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Mutually BeneficialWriting Marathon Example
How are students learning the subject matter?
Example of a threaded discussionBuilding Teams in Cyberspace
Clarifier view of main pointsDevil’s Advocate View
Story about cyberspace teams illustrating the point(s)Summary
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What experiences have you had with in-class
marathons?
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Mutually BeneficialGraphic organizer example
How can I help them learn better? Sources of information
Ask them on a survey which ones they added of their own-A,B,C
A
B
C
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4. Formative
Concept Improve the quality of
teaching, not evaluating or grading students
What, how much, and how well students are learning.
Online
Questions for online learning– Early– Mid-semester– End
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What three questions from the handout would you use?
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5. Context-Specific
Concept What works well in
one classroom won’t work well in another.
Culture Chemistry of the class Past experiences
Online
They just don’t get it! They’re so confused.
I’m confusing them!
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6. Ongoing
Concept The creation and
maintenance of the classroom
The feedback loop
Online Tips for next
semester Layers of the
course recyled
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Layers of the course
3/4 through the semesterwhat are you learning about...
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7. Rooted in Good Teaching Practice
• Assessment builds on good practice by
• Making it more systematic
• More flexible
• More effective
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Good Practiceexamples
Muddiest Point about... Postings around a
thread
Writing Marathon
What would you do if you were {Bill}?
Assessing their own values
One “Minute” Paper
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References
Angelo, T.A., Cross, K.P. (1993). Classroom assessment techniques. San Francisco. Jossey Bass.
Walvoord, B.E., Anderson, V.J. (1998). Effective grading: a tool for learning and assessment. San Francisco. Jossey Bass.
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