Study Guide 12

Objectives:

At the end of this session you should be able to:

1. Describe the difference between assessment and evaluation;
2. Describe the type of evidence required for student evaluations;
3. Describe various techniques used to provide feedback to students; and
4. Describe procedures used in course and program evaluations.

Review:

• Simonson, et. al, Chapters 11 and 12
  
• http://www.uidaho.edu/evo/distglan.html, Guide #4

Read:

Howard, D.C. (1989) Designing learner feedback in distance education. In Moore, M. and Clark, G.C. Readings in Principles of Distance Education. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University.

Focus Questions:

1. What is evaluation? What is its purpose? When and how is it done?
2. What is assessment? What is its purpose? When and how is it done?
3. What are the unique problems of evaluation in distance education when compared with "traditional" education and training?
4. How does the changing focus in instructional design from a behavioral to a cognitive approach play out in assessing learners studying at a distance?
5. How is assessment (and evaluation) treated in the Dick and Carey model of instructional design?
6. How can student self-assessment be used in distance education?