Assessing and evaluating student contribution to electronic discussions
journal contribution
posted on 2001-04-01, 00:00authored byA Herrmann, J Downie, B O`Connell
Tutors in face-to-face teaching and learning contexts, evaluate students' participation in order to provide assessment that contributes towards the students' final grade. Similarly, in on-line learning environments, there is a perceived need to reward the quantity and quality of student interactivity. However, the different nature of the context presents new challenges. Specifically, without the visual cues and immediate feedback, so important in face-to-face communication, the evaluation of students' contributions to on-line learning activities and interaction demands new instructional and assessment skills. A unit of study at an Australian university, using computer mediated communication, was reviewed to address questions related to the appropriateness of an on-line evaluative process.
History
Journal
Australian Electronic Journal of Nursing Education
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pagination
1 - 8
Publisher
Southern Cross University, School of Nursing & Health Care Practices
Location
Lismore, N.S.W.
ISSN
1322-8676
Language
eng
Notes
Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner.
Publication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice
2001, Faculty of Health Studies, Charles Sturt University