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Online Testing
An Authentic Twist To
Traditional Assessment
Melanie Wiscount Pine Grove Area High School
Business, Computer, & Information Technology
Department
Evolution Of Testing
Late 1800’s -awareness that individual
differences in intellectual abilities are
potentially measurable in the same way
that height and weight are measurable
Most tests were oral in nature
Short assessment on slates
Paper manufacturing
Paper & quill tests
Paper & pencil tests
Evolution of Testing
1900 - College Entrance Exam
1930s & 1940s -Testing took on a scientific
plane
1960s - Achievement Tests
Card-fed comprehensive tests with card
readers
Standardized assessments according to
specific standards
Online testing
Examples Of Online Testing Outside
The Classroom
Driver’s License theory tests
College placement tests
Candidate Screening - New job applicants
GRE, Praxis, Trade, License, etc. tests
On the Job Training - Employees
Online college/university courses
Why Test Your Students Online?
Students benefit:
Preparation for real-life applications
Makes the students comfortable with this medium
for testing- instrument of the present & future
Online tests are attention-getters - perfect for your
computer-savvy students
Creates excitement in & acceptance of a new way
of testing
Why Test Your Students Online?
Students benefit:
Improved learning
Authentic method of assessment
Especially important for business education
classes
Instant or rapid feedback
View their answers & the correct answers
Passwords provide grading security
Why Test Your Students Online?
Teachers benefit:
• Saves time distributing, collecting, & grading tests and recording grades
• Saves paper - great for our students’ future planet
• Online tests are available to absent students
• Creates information-packed reports for teacher analysis on student performance
Why Test Your Students Online?
Teachers benefit:
Creates information-packed reports for test
analysis
Creates excitement in our students for test-
taking
Many assessments from other teachers are
available
Insert specific directions and hidden
messages
Grades can be imported to MyGradebook
Collaboration with other teachers
Why Test Your Students Online?
Teachers and students benefit:
Secure student data
• COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of
1998) compliant
• Daily server backups and offsite storage of archives
• Access encrypted via the Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
protocol
• Secure logout for protection of accounts accessed on a
shared computer
• Every time an attempt (successful or unsuccessful) to
access a teacher account is made, teacher emailed
showing the date, time, IP address, and the result of the
attempt
• Teacher account is automatically locked out for an
hour with three consecutive failed login attempts
Why Test Your Students Online?
Sound pedagogical reasons for
incorporating online testing:
PSSA multiple-choice format
Formative vs. Summative assessment
Encourages engagement with the subject
Decrease of test anxiety
Why Test Your Students Online?
Sound pedagogical reasons for
incorporating online testing:
Take tests multiple times
• Aim for better score
• Allows key points or theories to be
reinforced
• After the first attempt at the test, there is
likely to be a very focused (and efficient)
reading of the course material which will
almost certainly result in learning
Why Test Your Students Online?
Multiple-choice questions
PSSA format
Simply challenge a student's ability to recall
facts
Test a student's ability to apply factual
knowledge to given situations
At a higher level, a question may test a student's
ability to evaluate given information
Why Test Your Students Online?
No Child Left Behind
Dyslexic – time factor
Visually-handicapped
Hand-writing
IEP accommodations
• Different test versions
• Retesting or increase in test attempts
Web-based access from school or home
Creative Ways To Use Quizlab
Assessment
Prepare a set of quizzes to measure monthly
student progress in a specific skill or subject
Develop quizzes to go with lessons or units to
determine which students need extra review
Note the state standard you are assessing in
the "instructions" text box at the top of each quiz
Creative Ways To Use Quizlab
Learning and Practice
Vocabulary tests
Assign English and math standards exercises
that apply to your curriculum to monitor student
progress while they work independently
Set up end-of-article quizzes for students to
complete when they finish independent reading
assignments
• Wall Street Journal for the Classroom
• Newspaper current events
Creative Ways To Use Quizlab
Enrichment and Remediation
Customize assessments to a subgroup of
students
Those students who need extra practice can
work outside the classroom in the library or
from home
Provide practice quizzes to build student skills
in problem areas
Assign independent projects as enrichment for
our gifted students
Creative Ways To Use Quizlab
Classroom Management
Use on substitute days
Different levels of work for special learners
Re-use and update quizzes easily year after
year by saving them in Quiz Lab
Use Quizlab to take a Student Survey to track
student feedback on your performance
Creative Ways To Use Quizlab
Motivation
Take a survey before introducing a unit to
measure students’ knowledge (pretest) or to use it
as an anticipatory set to create excitement
Use seasonal quizzes as fun fillers during
classroom breaks
Encourage parents to periodically log in to review
student scores, so they can support your efforts by
providing praise or assisting their kids
How Does A Teacher Begin?
Register at online testing web site
www.quizlab.com • $39.95/teacher $32.95 2-6 teachers
www.hostedtest.com • Pre-paid response packages
www.webassign.net • $250 for first year/$150 for renewal
How Does A Teacher Begin?
Register at online test site
www.quizlab.com • Import tests & quizzes from other teachers
• Create your own tests & quizzes
• Grades students’ tests & quizzes
• Creates grading reports
• Provides communication to students/parents
• Provides information to students
Import Tests & Quizzes From
Other Teachers
Broken down by subject
Broken down by grade level
Assign to specific classes
Assign on specific dates
May customize imports to your class
Need to proofread
Need to make sure appropriate assessment for
your objectives & curriculum
Ready-made quizzes can be edited to align with
state standards or learning objectives
Create Your Own Tests & Quizzes
Choose between true/false, multiple
choice, & essay questions
Customize to your lessons & objectives
grade level
Assign to specific classes
Assign on specific dates
Design any length assessment
Need to proofread
Share with other teachers
Test Environment
In-class
Absent students
Test mode – no talking, conferring,
collaborating
No notes, resources, help
Multiple test attempts
Same day
Next day
Grades Students Tests & Quizzes
Grades according to your predetermined
correct answer
Sends grades to your email daily/weekly
Calculates grade percentage as well as
showing number of correct answers per
student and class
Shows all students’ attempts
Creates Grading Reports
Reports according to:
By student
• Each attempt
• Each quiz
By quiz
• Question
By class
• Average
Provides Communication To
Students/Parents
Announces quizzes
Teachers can email students and/or parents
Students and/or parents can email teacher
Great tool to keep absent students “in the
know”
Provides students with homework reminders
Provides Information To Students
Announces lessons & activities
Calendar
Web links - web sites used in class
Students’ test & quiz scores
Customized home page for each class
How Does A Teacher Begin?
Log onto www.quizlab.com
Try out quizlab for 30 day free trial period
Annual cost $39.95/teacher
Assign classes and class ID names
Assign students & passwords
Print out students’ logon instructions to
distribute
Design for each class:
Home page Web links
Calendar Welcome Message
My Recommendations
Proofread - proofread - proofread
Allow students to become accustomed to new assessment by giving them at least two attempts to take first test/quiz
Give first assessment as a 10 point quiz
Have students take first quiz in class
Assign quiz or test to classes over a period of 2 - 3 days
My Recommendations
Choose for students to see score after each
question – formative assessment
Choose for students to see score at end of
test – summative assessment
Refer to quiz lab class homepage frequently
Be current with your calendar & assignments
Keep web links up-to-date
Include in syllabus, parent/teacher open
house, conferences
Online Testing
Traditional assessment using an
authentic method!
“Give your course presence on the
web!”
Any questions?
Bibliography
http://www.brookes.ac.uk/publications/bejlt/volume1issue1/practice/c
hapman04.html
http://www.psychologyinfo.com/testing/
www.quizlab.com