Online Assessment & Feedback Strategies Flashcards

Which type of online assessment best measures a student's ability to apply knowledge to real-world problems?

Answer: Performance-based tasks

Performance-based tasks require students to demonstrate skills by completing authentic, real-world activities rather than selecting a memorized answer.

An online instructor notices students consistently miss the same concept on quizzes. What is the MOST appropriate immediate response?

Answer: Provide targeted corrective feedback and reteach the concept

Consistent errors on the same concept signal a gap in instruction that requires targeted corrective feedback and reteaching before progressing.

What is the primary purpose of using a feedback sandwich (positive-constructive-positive) in online courses?

Answer: To balance criticism with encouragement and maintain student motivation

The feedback sandwich frames constructive criticism between positive statements to preserve the student's confidence while still conveying necessary corrections.

Which online assessment design principle helps reduce academic dishonesty MOST effectively?

Answer: Randomizing question and answer order per student

Randomizing question and answer order makes it significantly harder for students to share answers, as each student encounters a different sequence.

Adaptive assessments in online learning platforms adjust question difficulty based on:

Answer: The student's previous responses within the assessment

Adaptive assessments use algorithms that evaluate each response in real time and select subsequent questions that match the student's demonstrated performance level.

Which feedback delivery method is MOST effective for complex skill-based assignments in online courses?

Answer: Audio or video feedback from the instructor

Audio or video feedback allows instructors to model thinking, nuance tone, and address complex skills in ways that text comments often cannot.

A student submits a discussion post that meets all rubric criteria but shows superficial thinking. The BEST instructor feedback is:

Answer: Acknowledging the met criteria and posing a probing question to deepen thinking

Acknowledging what the student did correctly while posing an extension question respects their effort and scaffolds higher-order thinking.