1. Presented by: Mousumi Ghosh Tr.Instructional Designer 26/04/08 Creating Assessment Questions in an E-learning Course

5. Classification of Assessment Questions Diagnostic: This kind of assessment is used to know the skill level of the learner, so that the learning activities can match their requirements. Formative: This kind of assessment is included after each concept which is taught, so as to check the level of understanding of the learner. Summative: This kind of assessment is given at the end of the course testing the learner on the overall content of the course.

6. Components of Assessment Questions Question Stem Distractors Feedback

14. Example of Bad Distractors/Giveaways Q) Imagine that Rohit is making a presentation; he is quite nervous and he presumes that nobody will pay attention to his message. Choose the correct option to assure Rohit that you are paying attention to his message. You will ask him questions not pertaining to the presentation You will nod your head to indicate that you are listening You will not make any eye contact with him Ask him to read out the message from his paper This is a negative distractor. This distractor is irrelevant. This distractor is a giveaway.

15. Example of Good Distractors Q) Mr. A went for requirement gathering to Mumbai for ABC project. He is the team lead (TL) for this project. During the meeting he concentrated more on jotting down the points rather than listening to discussion. After coming back to his office he was unable to explain all the points to his team mates. It is clearly evident that Mr. A is not an active listener. Based on the above scenario choose the purpose of active listening. It helps to think better It helps to explain It helps avoid misunderstanding and conflict It helps to reproduce better Correct Answer

16. Feedback Giving Feedback: Feedback should always answer the question Just telling ‘you are correct ‘ or ‘sorry, you are wrong’does not serve any purpose Before giving the answer , it is always better to provide hint answers to the learners In feedback it is a good practice to state why the answer is correct Its Advantage: It reinforces learning If does away with mistaken belief of any concept It instills confidence in the learner

17. Example of Good Feedback Q) Identify the conjunction used in the following sentence. Neither Tom nor Harry play football.

18. Example of Good Feedback Answer: Neither Tom nor Harry play football. Feedback for Correct Answer: That’s correct! Other conjunctions are: And Either/or Or But Because it not only reinforces but adds to the knowledge of the learner.

19. Example of Bad Feedback Answer: Neither Tom nor Harry play football. Feedback for Incorrect Answer: Sorry you are partially correct! Neither and nor both are conjunctions It is a bad feedback because it only enlightens the learner about the correct answer, without telling about the other conjunction.

23. Match the Column: In this kind of a question the learner has to match the options of column A with that of B. Types of Questions Example: Match each emoticon with the appropriate word. Column A Column B  :-} :P :-/ :-O Perplexed/Confused Sticking out your tongue Embarrassed smile Frightened Smiling

24. Types of Questions Answer: Match each emoticon with the appropriate word. Column A Column B  Smiling :-} Embarrassed Smile :P Sticking out your tongue :-/ Perplexed/Confused :-O Frightened

27. Drag and Drop: In this type of question multiple questions and answers are are provided and the learner has to drag and place the correct before a question. Types of Questions Example: Drag and drop the official language in front of the country it belongs to. Country Official Language Nepal Monaco Argentina Morocco Kenya Finland Denmark Nepali Finnish Spanish English Danish Arabic French

28. Types of Questions Answer: Drag and drop the official language in front of the country it belongs to. Country Official Language Nepal Monaco Argentina Morocco Kenya Finland Denmark French Nepali Spanish Arabic English Finnish Danish

31. Hotspot Questions: A Hotspot Question is a question that allows the user to click on the correct area within the image. There is only one correct answer to this type of question. Types of Questions Example: Identify the planet named Saturn.

32. Hotspot Questions: Types of Questions Answer: Identify the planet named Saturn. Sorry! That ‘s not correct.

33. Hotspot Questions: Types of Questions Answer: Identify the planet named Saturn. Sorry! That ‘s not correct.

34. Sequencing Questions: In this type of question the learners are asked to put items into a sequence from beginning to end by some rule or according to some principle. Learners are presented with a list of items in an incorrect order and then they are asked to move the items to put the items into the right relative positions within the list. Types of Questions Example: http:// www.horton.com/portfolio/sequence/rankingMinerals.html MS-Office Word 2007 How to open a word application. Go to start Go to programs

35. Sequencing Questions: Types of Questions Answer: MS-Office Word 2007 How to open a word application. Go to start Go to programs

36. Conclusion It can be concluded that: Assessments are necessary as they not only reinforce learning but also ensure that the learner interacts with the course. It coaxes the learner to think.