Chapter 7 – Assessment

 

Overview

Instructors use Assessments to test Student knowledge, measure Student progress, and gather information from Students. There are two types of Assessments:

 

·          Tests – Tests are created to check the knowledge and skill level of users enrolled in the course. Tests permit the Instructor to assign point values to each question on exams or quizzes. When a Student completes a Test it is submitted for grading. The results are recorded in the Gradebook.

 

·          Surveys – Surveys are useful for polling purposes, evaluations, and random checks of knowledge. They function in the same way as Tests and offer most of the same options. Questions on Surveys are not assigned a point value. Surveys are not graded.

 

In this chapter

This chapter includes information on the following sections:

 

Section

Description

Test Manager

Explains how to create and manage Tests.

Survey Manager

Explains how to create and manage Surveys.

Pool Manager

Describes how to create and manage Pools of questions.

Gradebook

Describes how to manage all aspects of Student grades.

Gradebook Views

Explains the different Gradebook Views available to Instructors.

Course Statistics

Explains how to generate reports on the course usage and activity.

 

 



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