The Possibilities of Digital Testing

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What you will learn: Digital testing does not have to be limited to online assessments. It also offers many advantages in a classroom setting. In this lesson plan, we will explain the possibilities and benefits of digital testing.

Time required: 5 minutes.

Thanks to the interactive assessment features iand testing options in LessonUp, you can keep track of student progress in real time. Once the test is submitted by everyone, you will have a complete overview of all answers at a class, question, and student level. If you want to learn more about the reports, you can review the lesson plan 'Student Progress' in the Beginner module.

Two major advantages of digital testing are that you can easily read what the students have written, and that students tend to type more than they would normally write on paper during an analog assessment.

Because students type much faster than they write, you'll notice that a digital version of your original assessment, with approximately 15 open questions, is completed much faster. In contrast to the approximately 45 minutes it took students to complete a traditional assessment, you'll notice that when using the digital version, students are able to finish the same set of questions in 10 minutes. Furthermore, their responses tend to be more comprehensive compared to the traditional format.

In your assessment, all closed questions are graded automatically. To streamline your grading process, these questions are strategically positioned at the end of the assessment. This arrangement eliminates the need to navigate through them while assessing student submissions. By presenting the questions in a randomised order to students, they encounter a mixed sequence. However, during the grading process, you benefit from an organised and efficient approach. It's important to note that this approach is feasible only when the assessment content allows for it.

You will learn more about grading and scaling assessments in the next lesson plan.

Students find it pleasing to have a tranquil-looking assessment in front of them, just like on paper. A white background with black letters is common in a paper assessment. Therefore, you can choose to do the same during a digital assessment. You can also use text formatting, such as bold or italic, as you would in a paper assessment. To do this, use the Text component (via the + Component button).

Another valuable tip is to incorporate images into your assessment questions. Students have the option to enlarge these images during the assessment. Additionally, an image can serve as a capture of text, permitting the inclusion of longer texts like sources within your assessment questions. This feature ensures that the text is easily legible, benefiting also dyslexic students.

You have learned about the possibilities and benefits of digital assessments (in the classroom). In the next lesson plan, you will learn how to create, administer, and grade a digital assessment.

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The Possibilities of Digital Testing

REPORTING & FEEDBACK

READABLE, EXTENSIVE ANSWERS

MORE assessment QUESTIONS, HIGHER VALIDITY

AUTOMATIC GRADING

DESIGN TIPS

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