3.0 Module Overview: Online Assessment

Online Assessment: How do I know my students are learning?

Assessments that are aligned with your learning outcomes provide reliable feedback about student learning and reinforce to students what needs to be mastered. A balanced assessment strategy in online courses can prevent surprise grades and the drama that often accompanies them.

Learning Objectives

In this module, we discuss the "why" of aligning assessments with learning outcomes, the "what" of types of assessments to gather valid evidence that your students are learning what you intend for them to learn, and the "how" of developing assessments for online learning.  At the end of this module, we hope that you will be able to: 

  • Differentiate between authentic and traditional assessments and between formative and summative assessments
  • Identify the components of a balanced, comprehensive assessment strategy
  • Create appropriate ways to assess whether students have achieved the learning outcomes for your course

Table of Contents

3.1 Aligning and Developing Assessments

3.2 Planning and Developing Assessments

3.3 Quiz: Assessments

3.4 Online Assessment: Resources