We use assessment activities so that we can evaluate the learning process and how much the students have actually learned about the content we teach them. If we do not give out assessment activities, we as educators will never know what level our students are on and how well the students have learned the material. Once the students have learned the material being taught to them, it is time to move on. If the students are not doing well on their assessments, the teacher may need to go over the material again to the whole class or perhaps with one-on-one instructions for better learning.
E-portfolios are simply a collection of data posted on a webpage that anyone can create in which you can post videos, sounds, artwork, information, multimedia presentations, or any other type of information that the creator wants to put on it. It helps teachers and students because it is a way to post homework assignments for teachers or information that the students may want to look at. For students, an E-portfolio is a good way for you to be able to keep track of what you have learned through out the semester and is a great way to remember what you have learned as well. Computer based tests are tests that are given online and must be taken while on a computer or laptop that has an internet connection. Computer-based tests impact validity because most of the time, test you take online are valid questions about the material that you are going over. Now I have had tests online that are valid but not reliable questions because the questions could be a trick question or may not be able to tell if the student really knows the material and hasn’t just memorized a vocabulary word.
In conclusion, assessments are extremely important for teachers as well as they are for the students. If the teacher does not know if the kids are understanding the material that they are being taught, you could move on to learn about something else while half of the class still does not know the first thing you taught them. E-portfolios are extremely important for a classroom in today’s time because they are very helpful in being able to write down important information or what you are learning in your classroom. We have the technology, we really need to start using it in our classrooms because it is a must in today’s world with all the technology that our kids use outside of class.
REFERENCES:
Jonassen, David, Howland Jane, Marra M. Rose, Crismond, David. (2008). Meaningful Learning With Technology. Third Edition
I do believe that trick questions can be really usefully on computer-based test. That is a great indicator if the students really understand; also I think it’s good for teachers to pay attention to the time. If the student takes a long time to take the test and also starts as late as possible I think it would be safe to say they may not be fully prepared.
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