Assessing the Online Learner: Resources and Strategies for Faculty	1
	CONTENTS	7
	LIST OF EXHIBITS	9
	PREFACE	11
	ABOUT THIS BOOK	12
	ORGANIZATION OF CONTENTS	13
	WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM READING THIS BOOK?	14
	ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	17
	THE AUTHORS	19
	Part I: Assessment Basics	23
	Chapter 1: How Do We Know They Know?	25
	DEVELOPING STANDARDS OF ASSESSMENT	26
	GETTING DOWN TO THE BASICS	27
	COURSE DESCRIPTION—RESISTENCE TO CHANGE	35
	LEARNER-FOCUSED TEACHING	46
	APPLYING WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED	50
	Chapter 2: Assessment Online	51
	PRINCIPLES OF EFFECTIVE ONLINE ASSESSMENT	52
	ASSESSMENT AND THE ONLINE LEARNER	65
	USING THE ONLINE ENVIRONMENT FOR ASSESSMENT ADVANTAGE	66
	PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING	68
	APPLYING WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED	69
	Chapter 3: Course and Program Evaluation	71
	COURSE EVALUATION	71
	INSTRUCTOR EVALUATION	73
	PROGRAM EVALUATION	79
	COMPETENCY ASSESSMENT AS COURSE AND PROGRAM EVALUATION	81
	APPLYING WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED	84
	Part II: The Assessment and Evaluation Toolkit	87
	INTRODUCTION TO THE ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION TOOLKIT	89
	RUBRICS AND RUBRIC DEVELOPMENT	90
	USING STUDENT FEEDBACK FOR ASSESSMENT	94
	HOW INTERACTIVE IS IT?	95
	AUTHENTIC ASSESSMENTS	98
	PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS	105
	EFFECTIVE TEST AND QUIZ DEVELOPMENT	114
	PORTFOLIOS	122
	PORTFOLIOS AS ASSESSMENT	124
	REFLECTIVE ASSESSMENT AND SELF -ASSESSMENT	126
	COLLABORATIVE PEER ASSESSMENT	138
	THE USE OF WIKIS AND BLOGS IN ASSESSMENT	143
	EFFECTIVE ONLINE COURSE EVALUATION	147
	EFFECTIVE FACULTY EVALUATION	149
	ADDITIONAL RESOURCES	157
	REFERENCES	165
	INDEX	171