Assessment of Online Learning.

Michael J Timms

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-33808-8_13

Assessment of Online Learning.

Michael J Timms

Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)

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Abstract

One of the challenges for the teacher in an online learning situation is to maintain a sense of each learner’s progress towards the instructional goals. In a face-to-face classroom the teacher can get a sense of when a learner is confused or going down the wrong path from simple observation of the body language of the learner or the actions that they are taking as they tackle assigned tasks. Online learning removes some of the channels of information that are available in a traditional classroom, so the teacher needs to rely more on channels like assessment of learning. In this chapter we explore what kinds of assessment are possible in an online learning environment and how might they be integrated into the instructional process so that teaching and learning are enriched.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook on Digital Learning for K-12 Schools
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33808-8_13
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

Body language
Classroom communication
Classroom environment
Educational assessment
Learning environment
Observation
Online learning
Primary secondary education
Student assessment
Student teacher relationship
Teaching methods

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
Online and Distance Education

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