Contribution to Book
Assessment of Online Learning.
Handbook on Digital Learning for K-12 Schools
(2017)
Abstract
One of the challenges for the teacher in an online learning situation is to maintain a sense of each learner’s progress towards the instructional goals. In a face-to-face classroom the teacher can get a sense of when a learner is confused or going down the wrong path from simple observation of the body language of the learner or the actions that they are taking as they tackle assigned tasks. Online learning removes some of the channels of information that are available in a traditional classroom, so the teacher needs to rely more on channels like assessment of learning. In this chapter we explore what kinds of assessment are possible in an online learning environment and how might they be integrated into the instructional process so that teaching and learning are enriched.
Keywords
- Online learning,
- Learning environment,
- Student assessment,
- Student teacher relationship,
- Classroom communication,
- Body language,
- Classroom environment,
- Observation,
- Teaching methods,
- Educational assessment,
- Primary secondary education
Publication Date
2017
Editor
Ann Marcus-Quinn & Tríona Hourigan
Publisher
Springer
ISBN
9783319338064 (print ed) 9783319338088 (ebk)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-33808-8_13
Citation Information
Michael J Timms. "Assessment of Online Learning." Handbook on Digital Learning for K-12 Schools (2017) p. 217 - 231 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michael_timms/52/