{"id":525,"date":"2020-10-01T14:35:18","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T18:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.telfer.uottawa.ca\/elearning\/?page_id=525"},"modified":"2021-07-29T00:13:18","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T04:13:18","slug":"assessment-strategies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.telfer.uottawa.ca\/elearning\/assessment-strategies\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessment Strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are two main assessment tools available on Brightspace to assess student learning online: Quizzes<\/strong> and Assignments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Online Exams using Quizzes \u21e9<\/a><\/strong> | Online Exams using Assignments \u21e9<\/a><\/strong> | Alternative Assessments \u21e9<\/a><\/strong> | Remotely Proctored Exams \u21e9<\/a><\/strong> | Setting Up a Quiz for Students using Respondus or Zoom \u21e9<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>Online Exams using Quizzes<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

You can create online exams using quizzes<\/strong> on Brightspace to evaluate student learning frequently (e.g. using short quizzes), or for MidTerm and Final exams. A variety of question types exist, Multiple Choice, Multi-Select, True or False, Written Response, Short Answer, Fill in the Blanks, Arithmetic, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designing quiz questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Spend time designing your quiz questions carefully, by making sure that the questions are aligned with the learning objectives, and achievable in a timely manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can use different types of questions, the most commonly used are Multiple-Choice, Multiple-Select and Short Answer, as they are automatically graded. These questions can be referred as “well-structured problems”<\/strong> (Cormier, 2021<\/a>); they come with a clearly defined question, clear inputs and well-defined answers (e.g. Multiple-Choice, Multi-Select), and are automatically graded or come with a clear rubric. Other types of questions such as Written response could be considered, they require more time to answer, and the student answers will defer from one student to another. They are referred as “ill-structured problems”<\/strong>; they are questions that may be difficult to formulate, or that have different answers possible, and answers deferring from one student to another. They will need to be manually graded, but they can help deal with exam cheating. They can be associated to ‘real-life problems’.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Note:<\/strong> If you are planning having an equal distribution of multiple-choice and written answer questions in your online exam, you could consider creating two separate assessments. A quiz to grade the multiple-choice or multiple-select questions, and an assignment for the written responses that require more time to complete and that students can submit as a separate file (Word or pdf). <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The following quiz features can help maintain exam integrity by reducing cheating:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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