Online Assessment & Feedback Strategies Flashcards

Which online tool allows an instructor to provide inline written comments directly on a student's submitted document?

Answer: An annotation tool such as DocViewer or Turnitin GradeMark

Annotation tools like DocViewer and GradeMark let instructors highlight specific passages and attach comments directly in the document at the point of issue.

When using peer assessment in an online course, what is the MOST important step to ensure quality feedback?

Answer: Training students on the rubric and providing sample peer reviews

Calibrating students to the rubric with examples ensures they understand the quality standards, which directly improves the usefulness of peer feedback.

Which scenario is the BEST example of using data from assessments to drive instructional decisions?

Answer: Reviewing item analysis reports to identify questions most students missed and revising instruction accordingly

Item analysis reveals which specific questions (and therefore concepts) caused the most difficulty, enabling targeted instructional adjustments.

In online education, a 'proctored assessment' refers to:

Answer: An assessment monitored by software or a human to verify student identity and prevent cheating

Proctored assessments use live proctors, AI monitoring software, or lockdown browsers to ensure academic integrity during high-stakes online testing.

What is the MAIN risk of relying solely on automated grading for essay-type assessments?

Answer: It cannot evaluate nuance, argument quality, or original reasoning effectively

Automated essay scoring struggles with assessing the quality of argumentation, creativity, and context-specific reasoning that human graders evaluate naturally.

An online instructor gives all students identical written feedback. What is the PRIMARY problem with this approach?

Answer: It fails to address individual student performance and may be perceived as impersonal and unhelpful

Generic feedback does not address each student's specific strengths and weaknesses, making it far less useful for guiding individual improvement.

Which of the following BEST describes a 'low-stakes' assessment strategy suited for online learning?

Answer: Weekly reflection journals or exit tickets counted for completion

Weekly reflection journals or exit tickets are low-stakes because they assess understanding frequently without heavy grade consequences, encouraging honest self-disclosure.