Benefi ts of online assessment

BENEFITS OF ONLINE ASSESSMENT

by Karen Walstra Online assessment is of benefi t to the learner, the teacher, school leadership and even parents. Online assessment is an eff ec ve way of feeding back to learners quickly and easily. Teachers and school leadership know how the learners are progressing, and sharing results with parents regularly in an informa ve manner is a bonus.

Why using auto marking for your lessons, whether face-to-face or virtually, is benefi cial to learning

When we use auto marking, we get responses immediately: as teachers, we know where our learners are at, and as learners we know how we are doing. Let us explore more benefi ts.

Ease of use

Cost reduc on

Reduced teacher admin

Collabora ve assessment crea on

Reduc on in security issues

Enhances digital fl uency

• Can’t get lost • Easy to submit • Evidence of submission

• No prin ng costs • Saves me • Cuts down on invigila on

• Marking me is reduced • Responses automa cally inserted on spreadsheet • Feedback is instant

• Teachers can work on the same document at the same me • Be er quality assessments are designed

• Reduce paper the • Rights can be restricted • Technology restric ons can be set

• Teachers are upskilled in the use of technology • Ins ls good digital ci zenship

Sources

●  h ps://www.evolveschool.co.za/post/2013/02/04/using-interac ve-response-technology-in-everydayclassroom-lessons ●  h ps://www.evolveschool.co.za/post/2019/11/25/unusual-assessment-in-a-tradi onal-it-exam-lab ●  h ps://www.evolveschool.co.za/post/teaching-online-you-will-succeed ●  h ps://www.evolveschool.co.za/post/technology-tools-for-remote-learning ●  h ps://www.evolveschool.co.za/post/2019/11/03/crea ng-problem-solvers