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Technology for Data Collection While Facilitating Assessments and Evaluations. Eleanor Hamilton EDU/697 Capstone: A project Approach Dr. Keith Pressey December 23, 2013. Test or Survey include. Activities that provide feedback Indicates how learners understand the activity
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Technology for Data Collection While Facilitating Assessments and Evaluations Eleanor Hamilton EDU/697 Capstone: A project Approach Dr. Keith Pressey December 23, 2013
Test or Survey include • Activities that provide feedback • Indicates how learners understand the • activity • Meeting their goals and objective. (Horton, 2012)
Reasons for Testing • Gather information effectiveness. • Measure students’ mastery or outcome • Provide rapid feedback to students • Provide tangible cumulative data of student achievement (Callahan & Meixner)
Why test? • Motivate learners • Diagnose learners skills and knowledge • Provide for future assignments • Help learners excel (Horton, 2012)
Make them Relevant Make them Accurate • Why are you testing/surveying? • What Information is needed to move forward • Reinforce or measure learning • Validity & Reliable • Do learners know the information that is being asked? • Do questions align with the objectives? Creating a Test or Survey
Measure Accomplishments • Discriminating Task • What can those who meet the objective do that those who do not meet the objective cannot do? • Test Activity • How can learners prove they meet the objective? • Resources • What media and technology to choose? (Horton, 2012)
Types of Questions • True/False • Multiple Choice • Fill-in-the Blanks • Matching • Sequence • Essay
Effective Questions Include • KISS (keep it simple) • Clarity • Precision • Positive phrasing • Avoid leading questions • Meaning • Challenge (Horton, 2012)
Tips for Questions • Ask questions that are Simple and to the point • Cover all the options in multiple choice • Avoid offering too few or too many options. (Oriola, 2012)
Provide Feedback Immediately • Grade the tests • Identify learners mistakes • Show further learning needs • Adapt to the learners (Horton, 2012)
Explain the Test • Prepare the learners • Provide rules and regulations • Clearly state time frame • State expectations (Horton, 2012)
Review • Test early and often • Use the right type of questions to get desired information • Provide timely feedback • Provide grading information upfront (Horton, 2012)
References Callahan, M., & Meixner, M. (n.d.). How do I create tests for my students? Retrieved from http://www.tltc.ttu.edu/teach/TLTC%20Teaching%20Resources/Documents/How%20do%20I%20Create%20a%20Test%20for%20My%20Students%20white%20paper.pdf Horton, W. (2012). E-Learning by design. (2nd ed.). John Wiley and Sons San Francisco, CA: Pfeiffer.