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Using effective assessment techniques can improve an instructor’s understanding of student needs and support learner-centered classrooms. Evaluating student learning takes on a new meaning in online classroom environment where students and instructors do not share physical proximity. According to Garrison (2011), the assessment strategies used to determine student learning send “a very strong signal as to what is important and how they should approach learning” (p. 14). This paper describes formative assessment techniques used by two instructors in their respective online courses at the graduate level. The authors give suggestions in designing assessment activities to improve online teaching and learning by making use of student learning data.
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Vonderwell, S.K., Boboc, M. Promoting Formative Assessment in Online Teaching and Learning. TECHTRENDS TECH TRENDS 57, 22–27 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-013-0673-x
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