Week 10 How do technology-based assessments contrast with paper-based assessments? Pros? Cons? This topic is very relevant in my classroom right now as I notice a few students finding success and failures with technology. Just yesterday I had a conference with a parent who highlighted how hard it is for their child to focus on math assessments given online. In my 2nd grade classroom, all math assessments are online so that they can hear an audio recording of the question. Generally, this works great for most students; however, I’m finding that one or two students are either struggling with the content or with the format of the test. Starting next week, I’m going to start giving this student paper assessments to see if their score increases at all. In the meantime, I am curious what are common disadvantages to online assessments that this student may be experiencing? I found a few common disadvantages as I researched online. Impersonal and a lack of face time can often hinder students from performing their best on a test (Classroom Assessment). I do feel like with my student they get bored quickly and zone out with an online assessment. The computer screen immediately puts a negative connotation to the test. Other drawbacks are higher chance of cheating and technology connection issues. I am curious to start experimenting with paper tests to see if, at all, any improvement is noticed with this particular student. For the rest of my class, they seem to be finding the online assessments unproblematic. Benefits we see in online assessments are independence, immediate feedback, flexibility, lower cost, more frequent, and differentiated (education solutions). For elementary years, online assessment can help with struggling learners as it provides more visuals and audio recordings. Some alternatives teachers can use in their classroom for formative and summative assessments are found in the picture below. https://www.nwea.org/blog/2016/take-three-55-digital-tools-and-apps-for-formative-assessment-success/ Sources: Classroom Assessment Theory into Practice. 2017. Retrieved from https://classroom-assessment-theory-into-practice.wikispaces.com/Online+Assessment+Tools Education Solutions. 2013. The Benefits of Online Testing. Retrieved from https://www.wonderlic.com/blog/online-testing/
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Catherine Taylor
11/3/2017 03:41:41 pm
Hi Jule!
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