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Options and Considerations for Distance Education Learner Assessment and Self-assessment
Tom JONES, Centre for Distance Education Athabasca University

Introduction: The explosion in distance education programs and the associated course offerings that has resulted from the accessibility and reliability of the internet has moved distance education professionals to reconsider a number of program components. These have ranged from instructional systems (design) to level of program (diploma, high school, university) to administration (registration, fees, scheduling) and to faculty (full-time, part-time, student supervision). One component of distance-delivered programs that can particularly problematic is the evaluation or assessment of learner achievement for, in the final analysis, modifications to existing delivery models (face-to-face, dual and single mode institutions), no matter how innovative and effective, must still be held accountable for the integrity, reliability and validity of the assessment procedures of the learners....

  posted by Ray at 8/11/2002 02:03:00 PM permanent item link   

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