eLearning Assessment

August 5, 2015

Matching Questions In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

Multiple choice and True or False questions may be the most popular method of inquiry in eLearning courses, but matching questions offer their fair share of benefits. By using this two-column assessment tool, you can find out if your learners are truly comprehending the subject matter without having to create a series of questions. In this article, I’ll highlight 5 best practices you should keep in mind when developing matching questions, as well as 4 tips on how to effectively use them in your eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas

July 31, 2015

True Or False Questions In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

True or False questions may be easy to grade, but creating the ideal T/F question can pose quite a challenge for eLearning professionals. Their simplicity leaves little room for wordiness and each question must be clear and to-the-point in order to assess learner comprehension. In this article, I’ll highlight 4 best practices of creating effective true or false questions, and I’ll share 4 tips for using them in your eLearning strategy.

by Christopher Pappas

July 28, 2015

Multiple Choice Questions In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

Multiple choice is the most popular method of questioning, and it’s easy to see why. Rather than getting a 50/50 chance at choosing the right answer, as is the case with true or false questions, multiple choice involves a diverse range of variables that require insight, knowledge, and skill to answer correctly. In this article, I’ll delve into 4 best practices of developing multiple choice questions, and share 4 tips on how you can use them most effectively in your eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas

July 26, 2015

Project-Based Learning In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

If you’re looking for a way to make your eLearning courses more interactive, immersive, and empowering for your learners, then read this article on how eLearning professionals could enrich their eLearning courses using a project-based learning approach. You’ll learn about the characteristics of project-based learning activities, as well as 4 tips that can help you effectively use the project-based learning approach in eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas

July 22, 2015

Factual Questions In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

The famous author, Mark Twain, once said “Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please”. As eLearning professionals, it is our duty to give our learners the facts, and to ensure that they comprehend these facts, so that they have the power to apply the information in whatever way they wish. In this article, I’ll explore the types of factual questions and how you can use them to gauge learner progress, improve knowledge retention, and build cognitive thinking skills in your eLearning course.

by Christopher Pappas

July 19, 2015

Higher Order Questions In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

Multiple choice and true or false questions have their uses, but higher order questions take learning to the next level. Rather than giving simple one word responses, your learners must think abstractly and search their knowledge banks to arrive at the correct conclusion. In this article, I’ll delve into the basics of higher order questions, as well as the various types you can use in your eLearning course. Finally, I’ll give you 4 tips on how to properly integrate them into your eLearning experience.

by Christopher Pappas

July 17, 2015

Summative Assessment In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

A successful eLearning experience gives learners the gift of mastery, whether it be skill sets, knowledge, or a specific task. The question is: how do you put your learners to the test in order to determine their proficiency level? In this article, I’ll present 5 different types of summative assessment and I'll reveal 4 tips for using summative assessment in eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas

July 15, 2015

Peer Coaching Builds Community And Improves Writing Skills In Online Courses

The use of peer coaching for term or research papers can help build community in the online classroom. This is also an effective way to address the recurring challenge, especially with academically underprepared post-secondary students and those for whom English is not the first language, of helping students to learn to write well.

by Dr. James W. Brown

July 11, 2015

Matching Test Items: Getting Them Right

Matching test questions present learners with two items separated into two columns and ask them to match items from the first column to the corresponding items in the second. The number of items in the first column does not necessarily have to match that in the second - it is totally possible to have more items in the second column than in the first one.

by Michael Treser

July 10, 2015

The Art Of Giving Feedback In eLearning

Have you ever seen feedback to a quiz of an eLearning module consisting of only one or two words? I have seen many courses in which “Bravo!” or “Wrong answer” were typical responses to all learning efforts for completing a challenge. Such an approach is definitely a bad practice; in this article I will discuss the 3 roles of feedback and how to give effective feedback in eLearning courses.

by Marek Hyla

July 7, 2015

Formative Assessment In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

Diagnostic assessment in eLearning can determine what a learner needs to learn BEFORE the eLearning course, though summative assessment gauges knowledge mastery AFTER the eLearning course. But how do you track learner progress in between? In this article, I’ll present 6 different types of formative assessment and I'll share 4 tips on how to use formative assessment in eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas

July 3, 2015

Diagnostic Assessment In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

Filling the all-important learning gap is the goal of any eLearning course, but you must first have a point of reference. After all, how else can you track the progress of your learners and determine if their eLearning experience was truly effective? In this article, I’ll highlight 6 types of diagnostic assessment you can use to gauge learners' knowledge before beginning an eLearning course, as well as I will reveal 4 tips to help you incorporate diagnostic assessment in eLearning.

by Christopher Pappas