Assessing Learners Online

PART I. Establishing a Framework for Assessing Students 1. Historical Perspective 2. Measuring Knowledge 3. Gathering Evidence of Validity 4. Generalizing Observed Performance to Unobserved Performance PART II. Determining an Assessment Plan 5. Determining What to Assess 6. Determining How Assessments Will Be Interpreted and Used PART III. Producing and Administering Written Assessments 7. Creating Constructed-Response Items 8. Creating Fixed-Response Items 9. Administering Written Tests on the Web PART IV. Producing and Administering Performance Assessments 10. Considerations When Using Performance Assessments 11. Creating Online Performance Assessments 12. Managing Online Performance Assessments PART V. Assessing Online Interaction and Collaboration 13. Interaction and Collaboration Online 14. Managing Assessment of Interaction and Collaboration Glossary References Index