This is the core section of the website, providing strategies and tools for use in developing online assessment.\u00a0 Feel free to peruse all content, or to jump right into your topic area of interest.<\/p>\n
A summary of several tools for automatic grading of online assessments, suitable for homework, quizzes, and exam questions.\u00a0 The human judgement is applied in the construction of the assessment, and the grading is done automatically by computer.\u00a0 This is generally more suitable for lower-level questions (recall, understanding, and simple application).<\/p>\n
A summary of tools and approaches to simplify and streamline instructor and teaching assistant grading of online question.\u00a0 In this case, the computer is used to collect the assessments and human judgement is applied in the grading.\u00a0 This is generally more suitable for higher-level questions that do not lend themselves to automatic grading (analysis, evaluation, and creation).<\/p>\n
Students can be active participants in the grading process of assessments in several ways.\u00a0 First, student graders can assess work produced by their peers (i.e., assessment of product<\/em>).\u00a0 This has benefits in terms of scalability in large classes where students are able to provide much more timely and detailed feedback than instructors and teaching assistants, which in many cases more than compensates for their lower skill in assessment. In addition, the act of assessing another’s work can be a powerful learning experience on its own.\u00a0 Second, students can assess the quality of contributions of their teammates (i.e., assessment of process<\/em>). This is particularly valuable in courses with group or team projects, as in many cases, it is the team members who are best positioned to evaluate each others’ contributions.<\/p>\n In considering online assessment, there are many options besides traditional exams, and many benefits (as well as important considerations) in exploring these alternatives.<\/p>\n To close this section, a simple checklist is provided, summarizing key considerations in the development of any assessment.<\/p>\n4. Alternatives to exams<\/a><\/h4>\n
5. Assessment planning checklist<\/a><\/h4>\n