Assessment and Evaluation

Destination 9: Assessment and Evaluation will be devoted entirely to the topic of effective assessment techniques and evaluations. For the purpose of the instructional design segment of this destination, we will just mention that to effectively assess learners' knowledge or skills following the completion of a distance education program, the assessment must be based on the learning objectives.

Matching Levels of Learning to Performance Measures
Level of Learning	Performance Measure
Knowledge	Written or oral responses: short answer, multiple choice, true/false, matching, essay
Comprehension	Written or oral responses: short answer, multiple choice, true/false, matching, essay
Application	Actual performance; demonstration; simulation; written or oral responses: short answer, multiple choice, matching
Analysis	Actual performance, simulation, demonstration, essay questions, practical projects, short-answer questions
Synthesis	Actual performance, simulation, demonstration, essay questions, practical projects, short-answer questions
Evaluation	Actual performance, simulation, demonstration, essay questions, practical projects, short-answer questions

But what happens if you're handed a course at the last minute or if an instructor hasn't gone through the instructional design process and you get "stuck" with bailing out a course? What then? Find out about fixing bad instructional design.

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