Course Development

Classroom Assessment Techniques for Distance Education: Minsconception/Preconception

Karen Hallett
Instructional Consulting

Descriptions

Gathers information on what students already know and also provides an assessment of student's prior knowledge. Designed to uncover specific instances of incorrect or incomplete knowledge, attitudes, or vales that represent likely barriers to new learning.

Teaching Improvement

• better uses of available technology (effective uses)
• uses of appropriate strategies for distance education environment
• provide more contact with students, accessibility
• provide information about tailoring instructional activities to meet student's needs

Improving student learning

• improve opportunities to ask questions
• improve opportunities for input and feedback
• provide more contact with students accessibility

Criteria

• equally accessible from both sites
• immediacy of use
• adaptable to a wide range of learning situations
• require minimal time investment of students/instructor
• has continued use as learning tool for students, instructional resource for instructor.