Chapter 11
Assessing Learner Outcomes
IN THIS CHAPTER
Defining formative and summative assessments
Describing different types of formative assessments
Creating a summative assessment
Designing an alternative assessment
As a teacher, a course designer, and a course creator, you want to be able to say that your course provides users with the skillsets they will need to be successful in their chosen field or in their new hobby. To do this, you must align the curriculum with learning objectives, provide develop assessments that improve student learning, and be able to measure results in a meaningful way. Analyzing the results will help plan curriculum revisions and course iterations as well as guide you in deciding where to allocate your resources.
Diagnostic: Where Are the Users?
Learners enroll in a class for a multitude of reasons, and when they enter the classroom, they have a broad range of pre-existing knowledge, skills, beliefs, and attitudes, which influence how they participate in the class and how they interpret and organize the information. Their ability to process and ...
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