With Covid-19 pandemic, schools are compelled to carry out online teaching. However, the teaching-learning process is incomplete without assessing the individual learning performance of the students. Teachers need reliable assessment methodologies as tools for evaluation and decision making about the student's learning progress.
The peculiarity of distance learning is that it significantly reduces the role of the teacher's subjective opinion. In these conditions, the role of evaluation as accumulated points for work performed increases. Each work is evaluated in "standard hours" and is summed up. It is necessary to have assignments of different levels of difficulty and for advanced students to solve more complex problems, and to give such problems on a competitive basis. Each student should know the current rating (score) of all students in the class. This stimulates competition. The quality of teaching materials is very important. They should be varied and encourage student collaboration.
A very important question! I think, summative evaluation have vital importance in this process. Learning Analytics and Engagement Time in e-learning environments can be used for a comprahensive assessment.
Article LEARNING ANALYTICS: ASSESSMENT OF MASS DATA IN DISTANCE EDUCATION
http://www.jite.informingscience.org/documents/Vol15/JITEv15ResearchP075-087Firat1928.pdf
By given Problem solving take home questions to students such questions will involve students in critical thinking.
Hello Frederick, I do not know of any reliable assessment methodologies but whatever tool that will be developed or adopted should assess the changes to the learner's skills, knowledge, and attitudes resulting from learning.
Best regards,
Dr. Segun Awode
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