Assessment &
      Evaluation
                  Chris Davis, M.S.Ed.




As detailed in Building Online Learning Communities by Paloff & Pratt (2007)
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Assessment vs.
                        Evaluation
         Assessment            Evaluation
         Students              The Course
         Formative             Students
                               evaluation
         Summative
                               Instructor
         Group                 evaluation
                               ADDIE

Paloff & Pratt (2007), p. 74
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Developing
      Assessments
Use real life examples and scenarios
Assignments should be problem
based
Groups should work together to
solve
Group roles in project?
Presentation of results?
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Formative
Assessment
      Occurs throughout
      the course
      Formats?
      Facilitation?
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Summative
         Evaluations
Should happen at the end
of unit or course
Comprehensive test of
knowledge
Objectives should be
developed based on this
assessment
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Group Assessments
         Rubrics are essential
         Elicit student
         responses
         Use a group evaluation
         instrument
         Treat each member
         fairly
         Poor member
         performance?
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Teams
                   Team identification
                   Communication issues
                   Responses?
                   Team roles
                   Non-participation?
                   Unique topics?

Paloff & Pratt, 2007, p. 165-6
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Group Feedback
      Hold each member
      accountable
      Allow group members to
      evaluate each other
      Do not penalize group for
      failure of one
      Feedback should provide
      direction for
      improvement
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Course Evaluation

Can be done
throughout the course
How?
Encourage students to
comment and give
feeback
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Informal Evaluation

Question the students
  How is the course
  going?
  What can we do
  better?
  What is/is not
  working for you?
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Formal Evaluation
         School or college
         evaluation
         Nationally normed?
         What evaluation to
         use?
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Incorporating
          ADDIE
Look at the Evaluation
Step
Run through the
questions posed
Look for ways to
improve
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Evaluation
            Questions
Did the students master the
content?
   How do I know?
What worked well?
What did not work well?
How can the lesson be improved?
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Why is assessment and evaluation crucial
  to the success of an online course?

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