PLO+6+&+7

PLO - 6 Use technology resources to facilitate effective assessment and evaluation.

PLO - 7 Utilize technology to collect and analyze data, interpret results, and communicate findings.

Effective assessment and evaluation methods incorporated within technology resources are influenced by instructional design principles and theory.

There are several tools educators or project managers can use to assess learning outcomes and performance. There are also various terms that are used to describe the different ways people can measure success in learning and performance. Evaluation is the broad term for different approaches to measuring the value in a program, learning outcomes, or performance. Assessment refers to evaluating the effectiveness of programs. The effectiveness is measured to determine if the intended outcomes of a program have occurred or how well the program is working. Program evaluation “calls for a systematic approach to determining the merit, worth, etc. of what are often complex entities” (McDavid & Hawthorn, 2006, pg. 25).

Through behaviorist models, learning is accomplished through structured learning experiences and assessment is based on observing the learning that has transpired. Through a more cognitive approach, assessment can be available to learners on an as needed basis. Learners can take more responsibility for their own learning processes and specifically, through Robert Gagné’s intellectual skills, learners control their own way of learning. They can assess their own learning and decide when that should happen (Dabbagh, 2006). From a constructivist perspective, assessment and evaluation is based on an in depth problem solving ability. Assessment can be managed based on critical thinking approaches and discovery (Dabbagh, 2006).

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References Dabbagh, N. (2006). [|Instructional design knowledge base]. Retrieved from  http://classweb.gmu.edu/ndabbagh/Resources/IDKB/models_theories.htm

McDavid, J.C., & Hawthorn, L.L. (2006). Program evaluation & performance measurement: An introduction to practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage