Assessing the online learner : resources and strategies for faculty

Palloff, Rena M. 1950- (Author). Pratt, Keith, 1947- (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780470283868 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0470283866 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xviii, 153 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-147) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Pt. 1. Assessment Basics -- 1. How Do We Know They Know? -- Developing Standards of Assessment -- Getting Down to the Basics -- Learner-Focused Teaching -- Applying What We Have Learned -- 2. Assessment Online -- Principles of Effective Online Assessment -- Assessment and the Online Learner -- Using the Online Environment for Assessment Advantage -- Plagiarism and Cheating -- Applying What We Have Learned -- 3. Course and Program Evaluation -- Course Evaluation -- Instructor Evaluation -- Program Evaluation -- Competency Assessment as Course and Program Evaluation -- Applying What We Have Learned -- Pt. 2. Assessment and Evaluation Toolkit -- Introduction to the Assessment and Evaluation Toolkit -- Rubrics and Rubric Development -- Using Student Feedback for Assessment -- How Interactive Is It? -- Authentic Assessments -- Performance Assessments -- Effective Test and Quiz Development -- Portfolios -- Portfolios as Assessment -- Reflective Assessment and Self-Assessment -- Collaborative Peer Assessment -- Use of Wikis and Blogs in Assessment -- Effective Online Course Evaluation -- Effective Faculty Evaluation.