Tools for Assessment
- Using Online Assessment in Face-to-Face Courses
Blackboard's assessment features provide instructors with tools for building online assessments that can, among other things, include multimedia, use different question types, and be scored automatically. - MS Word Features for More Effective Feedback on Student Writing (PDF
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With a few easy to use features of Microsoft Word you can emphasize text by highlighting it, make annotations on the screen without changing the document text, use revision marks to track changes, and create customized commands to add frequently used comments into a student's paper. - Using Personal Response Systems (PRS) to Facilitate Active Learning in Any Classroom (
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Personal Response Systems allows instructors to assess students’ understanding of the subject matter, receive immediate feedback and reinforcement for what is being learned, get shy and under-prepared students to participate, poll students’ opinions and preferences instantly, observe student misconceptions, and encourage peer instruction. - Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) in the Classroom or Online
Classroom assessment is critical to any learner-driven--as opposed to content-driven--education. Classroom Assessment Techniques (CATs) provide crucial feedback from students about their on-going understanding of course material. - Web-Based Testing and Student Assessment
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UO website maintained by the Director for the Center for Educational Technologies that includes some general discussion, a review of available options, and some sample products. - Electronic Portfolios (NOTE: This link will open in a new browser window)
This is an extensive site focused on electronic portfolios as an alternative tool for assessment. This site is developed and maintained by Dr. Helen Barret at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
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Last Modified: 04/07/11