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What is authentic assessment?

Learning with e's

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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Inclusive Learning, Free Images & More: ID Links 1/3/23

Experiencing eLearning

Alan Levine explains the challenges with searching for Creative Commons licensed images via Google Image search. Information to Miniscenarios – Learnlets Clark Quinn digs into the process of mapping information from SMEs into miniscenarios for assessment. These are under an MIT open source license. Font pairing.

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Video for assessment

Learning with e's

I have always believed that assessment should be primarily for the benefit of the student, not the teacher. I concede that teachers need to know how their students are progressing, and this is very much a part of the assessment process. However, assessment of learning is not as important as assessment for learning.

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Peer assessment

Learning with e's

While exploring peer learning I also raised the question of peer assessment, and wondered whether some teachers might think this would be a bridge too far. Peer assessment is clearly a more complex proposition than peer learning. Clearly there are several benefits as well as risks in peer assessment and learning.

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Fill the Curriculum Gaps in Your K-12 Online Course Content

CourseArc

Vendor-created content and assessment tools fit quite well into many programs that extend beyond the traditional classroom as well as within classrooms that utilize blended learning. Progress and performance data is included, with dashboard and detailed reporting for all roles, including administrators, teachers, and students.

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Learning and performance

Learning with e's

Learning is performance. Learning to play an instrument ultimately results in some form of musical performance. Learning to play an instrument ultimately results in some form of musical performance. Such performances don't have to be public, but often they are. Inappropriate assessment methods can be a disaster.

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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). But what makes a good test question?