{"product_id":"assessing-the-online-learner-isbn-9780470283868","title":"Assessing the Online Learner","description":"Written by Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt, experts in the field of online teaching and learning, this hands-on resource helps higher education professionals understand the fundamentals of effective online assessment. It offers guidance for designing and implementing creative assessment practices tied directly to course activities to measure student learning. The book is filled with illustrative case studies, authentic assessments based in real-life application of concepts, and collaborative activities that assess the quality of student learning rather than relying on the traditional methods of measuring the amount of information retained.  Preface.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART ONE: Assessment Basics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE:\u003c\/b\u003e How Do We Know They Know?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping Standards of Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Down to the Basics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearner-Focused Teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying What We Have Learned.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTWO:\u003c\/b\u003e Assessment Online.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrinciples of Effective Online Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessment and the Online Learner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the Online Environment for Assessment Advantage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlagiarism and Cheating.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying What We Have Learned.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHREE:\u003c\/b\u003e Course and Program Evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCourse Evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstructor Evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgram Evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompetency Assessment as Course and Program Evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying What We Have Learned.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART TWO: The Assessment and Evaluation Toolkit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Assessment and Evaluation Toolkit.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRubrics and Rubric Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Student Feedback for Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Interactive Is It?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthentic Assessments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerformance Assessments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffective Test and Quiz Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePortfolios.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePortfolios as Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflective Assessment and Self-Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollaborative Peer Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Use of Wikis and Blogs in Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffective Online Course Evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEffective Faculty Evaluation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRena M. Palloff\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eKeith Pratt\u003c\/b\u003e are the managing partners of Crossroads Consulting Group, working with institutions, organizations, and corporations interested in the development of online distance learning and training programs. They are the authors of \u003ci\u003eBuilding Online Learning Communities\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLessons from the Cyberspace Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Virtual Student\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCollaborating Online\u003c\/i\u003e, all from Jossey-Bass.  \u003cb\u003eAssessing the Online Learner\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWritten by Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt, experts in the field of online teaching and learning, this hands-on resource helps higher education professionals understand the fundamentals of effective online assessment. It offers guidance for designing and implementing creative assessment practices tied directly to course activities to measure student learning. The book is filled with illustrative case studies, authentic assessments based in real-life application of concepts, and collaborative activities that assess the quality of student learning rather than relying on the traditional methods of measuring the amount of information retained.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAssessing the Online Learner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Established leaders in online learning, Palloff and Pratt have broken new ground with this scholarly yet practical guidebook destined to become a classic. In the era of accountability, this text will provide administrators, faculty developers, and online teaching faculty with clear direction based in many years of successful virtual classroom experience that will guide the assessment of online learning for years to come.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Judy Witt, dean, School of Educational Leadership and Change, Fielding Graduate University\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"At a time in which online educators are increasingly called upon to document student learning, Palloff and Pratt have succinctly offered strategies to align assessment, program competencies, learning outcomes, and course activities that authentically engage learners and promote meaningful reflection.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Tina J. 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