| Assessing the Online Learner Contributor(s): Palloff, Rena M. (Author), Pratt, Keith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0470283866 ISBN-13: 9780470283868 Publisher: Jossey-Bass OUR PRICE: $32.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: There is a need for a book that will help higher education professionals understand the basics of assessment online and apply those principles through creative assessment practices. This book meets that challenge and includes the use of case studies, authentic assessments based in real-life application of concepts, and collaborative activities that move away from the traditional use of tests and quizzes that assess amount of information retained rather than quality of student learning. Written for instructors who design and teach online courses along with instructional designers who develop online courses. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Distance, Open & Online Education - Education | Higher |
| Dewey: 378.173 |
| LCCN: 2008034931 |
| Series: Jossey-Bass Guides to Online Teaching and Learning |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.9" W x 9.1" (0.65 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written by Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt, experts in the field of online teaching and learning, this hands-on resource helps higher education professionals understand the fundamentals of effective online assessment. It offers guidance for designing and implementing creative assessment practices tied directly to course activities to measure student learning. The book is filled with illustrative case studies, authentic assessments based in real-life application of concepts, and collaborative activities that assess the quality of student learning rather than relying on the traditional methods of measuring the amount of information retained. |