Standard 5
The teacher demonstrates competencies in creating and implementing assessments in online learning environments in ways that assure validity and reliability of instruments and procedures along with developing and delivering assessments, projects, and assignments that meet learning objectives & outcomes,and assesses learning progress by measuring student achievement.
- Creates or selects fair, adequate and appropriate assessment instruments to measure online learning that reflect sufficient content validity (i.e., that adequately cover the content they are designed to measure), reliability and consistency over time.
- Implements online assessment measures and materials in ways that ensure instrument validity and reliability.
- Includes authentic assessment (i.e., the opportunity to demonstrate understanding of acquired knowledge and skills as opposed to testing isolated skills or retained facts) as part of the evaluation process; assesses student knowledge in a forum beyond multiple guess.
- Provides continuous evaluation of students to include pre- and post-testing and student input throughout the course.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the relationships between and among the assignments, assessments and learning objectives and outcomes.