Assessment Strategies Flashcards

An online instructor uses exit tickets at the end of each live session. What assessment purpose do these primarily serve?

Answer: Quick formative checks on whether students grasped the session's key points

Exit tickets are brief formative checks that give instructors immediate feedback on student understanding before the next session.

Which approach to grading written work most effectively reduces implicit bias in online courses?

Answer: Using detailed analytic rubrics with specific descriptors for each performance level

Analytic rubrics with clear, specific descriptors anchor judgments to observable criteria, reducing the influence of rater bias.

What is the key distinction between assessment OF learning and assessment FOR learning?

Answer: Assessment of learning evaluates achievement at a point in time; assessment for learning informs ongoing instructional decisions

Assessment of learning (summative) measures achievement, while assessment for learning (formative) is used to guide instruction and improve student learning.

A student requests that an oral exam replace a written exam due to a documented disability. What should guide the instructor's response?

Answer: Consult the institution's disability services office and provide an equivalent alternative that assesses the same constructs

Instructors should work with disability services to provide equivalent, accessible alternatives that still measure the intended learning outcomes.

Which of the following best demonstrates assessment literacy for an online educator?

Answer: Interpreting assessment data to adjust instruction and communicate results meaningfully to students

Assessment-literate educators can design, interpret, and act on assessment data to improve instruction and support student learning.

When is it most appropriate to use a holistic rubric rather than an analytic rubric?

Answer: When a quick overall impression of performance quality is sufficient and detailed feedback is not required

Holistic rubrics are efficient for quick overall judgments, while analytic rubrics are better when specific, actionable feedback is the priority.

Which testing security measure is most effective for preventing impersonation in high-stakes online assessments?

Answer: Using multi-factor identity verification such as government ID check combined with biometric or proctoring technology

Multi-factor verification combining ID checks with biometric or live proctoring provides the strongest defense against student impersonation.