Course Development

Classroom Assessment Techniques for Distance Education: Exam Evaluations

Karen Hallett
Instructional Consulting

Descriptions

Student's view tests and examinations as critical indicators of faculty expectations; as a result, faculty can use tests and exams to direct student learning. The overriding purpose of Exam Evaluations is to provide teachers with specific student reactions to tests and exams, so that they can make the exams more effective as learning and assessment devices.

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.