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What is authentic assessment?

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Assessment. It's important because it shows that assessment drives they way we teach. Cathy proposes a causal link between the way we conduct assessment in formalised education and the deficit we see today in the workplace. Do you have good examples of authentic assessment? What is authentic assessment?

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How to Create Effective Test Questions

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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). But what makes a good test question?

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Passion for education

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We all need inspiration, and many would argue that we perform better as educators when we have passion. Unconditionally regarding each child with positivity is key to good pedagogy (Rogers, 1983). Effective pedagogy not only has impact, it's contagious. London: Sage. Rogers, C. 1983) Freedom to Learn. Columbus, OH: Merrill.

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What students need

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Arguably one of children's most important needs is to know how well they are doing (Gardner, 2012) and this is where assessment for learning can play a key role. One MIS which was created by RM Education , enables teachers to see at a glance, not only a student's current performance, but their past progress and potential trajectory.

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How to Measure Online Course Effectiveness

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Kirkpatrick’s Four-Level Approach to Assessing Training Outcomes. The first order of business is to assess how learners react to the course by asking… What did participants think about the course? organizational culture, structured performance reviews, etc.) LEVEL 1: Reaction. to reward behavioral change.

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How to Make Sure Your Course Meets Its Learning Objectives

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To ensure that your courses meet the desired instructional objectives, start mapping various elements of the course (Modules, Chapters, Lessons, Activities, Assessments) to specific learning objectives. Image: “ Bullseye ” by Emilio Kuffer, via Flickr Creative Commons License.

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Our digital future 11: AI enhanced course design

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Rather, it is the persistent assumption that 'grading' is paramount for the measurement of student understanding, and that we should focus the power of AI to support this kind of pedagogy. Teachers provide assessment for learning, alongside assessment of learning. Unported License.

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