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How to Create Effective Test Questions

CourseArc

Since online learning often separates teachers from learners across time and distance, we rely on evaluations – in the form of tests, quizzes and assessments – to judge each student’s successful comprehension of the content (and to judge how well the course designers presented their information). Evaluation. Comprehension.

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Looking both ways

Learning with e's

Critical analysis is where students can understand several ideas or theories, and can show how they are related. Critical evaluation is where they take the synthesis (coalescence) of these ideas and judge their collective and individual worth, in the context of the essay question. But we can do much better than that. Look both ways.

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How to Maximize Collaboration in Instructional Design

CourseArc

Each stage of the process, from analysis and design to development, testing, implementation, and evaluation, requires a different mindset, skills, and expertise. Image by Michael Arrighi via Flickr Creative Commons License. To see an example of what you can do in CourseArc, watch our quick demo video.

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Danger illustrated

Learning with e's

They are great at description, but ask them to move beyond this into critical analysis and they look at you and shrug. In essence the students were speculating based on their analysis of the bottle, and were also beginning to evaluate the worth of the bottle. Students often struggle with critical thinking. Unported License.

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Digital assignments: How shall we grade them?

Learning with e's

Good structure, good grammar and readability (or watchability), critical analysis and evaluation, good data application and presentation, clear arguments and acknowledgement of sources - must all be evidenced in the assignment I give to my students, in no matter what format it is presented. I''m quite clear with my students.

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Cammy Beans Learning Visions: US Dept of Education Report on Online Learning

Learning Visions

Sunday, August 23, 2009 US Dept of Education Report on Online Learning The US Department of Education has just released a new report "Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies". Nice brief title. United States License. Template by Tina Chen. Powered by Blogger.

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How to Choose the Right Sales Trainer

Mindflash

Today, as many as 60 percent of sales training companies ESR has evaluated have clients and tailored offerings for industries including, but not limited to, manufacturing, retail, transportation, pharmaceutical, professional services, financial services, and others. Image used under Creative Commons by Flickr user jennace.

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