Bridgett Rayner

EDU-225
October 12, 2014
Tim Florian
Section 5 Tec!nology to S"##ort $%%e%%ment
Ta&ing te%t% and'or ("i))e% i% an integral #art o* modern and traditional
ed"cation+ ,-oe, 2014.+ /t i% !o0 a teac!er can ga"ge a %t"dent1% "nder%tanding o*
0!at i% being ta"g!t and !el#% t!em to &no0 0!ere t!e cla%% %tand% a% a 0!ole+
T!ere are many *orm% o* te%t% and di2erent 0ay% *or t!em to be deli3ered+ 4o0 a
teac!er c!oo%e% t!i% i% de#endent on many *actor% t!at t!ey ta&e into acco"nt+ 5it!
t!e ri%e o* online learning, online a%%e%%ment% are becoming increa%ingly #o#"lar+
T!i% e%%ay 0ill %!o0 t!e di2erence% bet0een *ormati3e and %"mmati3e
a%%e%%ment%, t!e #ro% and con% o* online a%%e%%ment%, a% 0ell a% !o0 tec!nology i%
being "%ed to deli3er a%%e%%ment% to %t"dent%+
T!ere are t0o ty#e% o* a%%e%%ment Formati3e and S"mmati3e+ $ *ormati3e
a%%e%%ment i% more detailed and *ollo0% a %t"dent clo%er t!an %"mmati3e
a%%e%%ment+ /t %!o0% a teac!er t!eir %#eci6c %trengt!% and 0ea&ne%%e% in %#eci6c
area%+ T!i% i% bene6cial beca"%e it can tell a teac!er can %ee e7actly 0!ere a
%t"dent i% %tr"ggling or e7celling+ S"mmati3e a%%e%%ment i% broader and %!o0% a
teac!er !o0 0ell a c!ild "nder%tand% 0!ole to#ic%, in%tead o* %#eci6c %"b-%ection%
o* t!at to#ic+ T!i% i% bene6cial *or a %t"dent and a teac!er beca"%e a teac!er can
*oc"% on, and ma&e %"re, t!at t!e %t"dent "nder%tand% t!e &ey conce#t% t!at t!ey
%!o"ld be learning+
Tec!nology #lay% a !"ge role in en!ancing te%t-ta&ing, a% 0ell a% en!ancing
0!at !a% been #re%ented to t!em in t!e cla%%room+ Tec!nology can a%%i%t in
%!o0ing bot! ty#e% o* a%%e%%ment t!ro"g! t!e "%e o* online #re%entation%, ("i))e%,
t!e teac!er "%ing an online tool to &ee# trac& o* #rogre%%, and t!e %t"dent "%ing
online ed"cational 0eb%ite% to en!ance t!eir learning on t!e to#ic+ Tec!nology can
be bene6cial 0!en doing a *ormati3e a%%e%%ment by monitoring learning #rogre%%
and #ro3iding *eedbac& to t!e teac!er t!at 0ill im#ro3e t!e 0ay t!ey are #re%enting
t!e le%%on%+ $dditionally, an e7am#le o* t!i% in a %#ecial ed"cation cla%% in 0!ic! all
%t"dent% are e("i##ed 0it! 0irele%% acti3e clic&er% 0!ic! t!ey "%e to in#"t t!eir
re%#on%e% to ("e%tion% by t!e teac!er+ T!i% eliminate% t!e need *or 0ritten te%ting
and i% a great e7am#le o* tec!nology en!ancing t!e te%ting #roce%%+ ,Salend, 2008.+
$% 0it! anyt!ing, t!ere are #ro% and con% to online a%%e%%ment%+
$d3ancement in tec!nologie% are gi3ing teac!er% ne0 0ay% to a%%e%% t!eir
%t"dent%, and at t!e %ame time, t!e %t"dent bene6t% by !a3ing an ea%ier 0ay o*
being a%%e%%ed+ ,9anda"er, 2008.+ $not!er bene6t o* t!i% i% t!at t!ere can be le%%
#re%%"re on t!e %t"dent to #er*orm 0ell, 0!ic! may lead to t!e %t"dent #er*orming
better+ 5it! t!e a%%e%%ment% being online, t!ey become more ea%ily acce%%ible, and
%t"dent% can ea%ily ta&e t!em *rom any #lat*orm+ Say, *or e7am#le, yo" !a3e a
%t"dent t!at i% o"t o* %c!ool d"e to illne%% or a %"rgery+ T!i% %t"dent, 0it! t!e !el#
o* an online cla%%room #lat*orm, can acce%% lect"re note% a% 0ell a% a%%e%%ment%
t!at t!ey can ta&e+ T!i% 0ay t!e %t"dent doe% not *all be!ind in t!e cla%%+ $ #o%%ible
%etbac& to "%ing tec!nology *or a%%e%%ment% i% t!e al0ay%-#o%%ible ri%& o* t!ere
being %ome %ort o* mal*"nction 0it! t!e #rogram t!e teac!er i% "%ing+ T!i% co"ld be
a ma:or %etbac&+ $not!er #o%%ible i%%"e i% i* t!e %t"dent% !a3e tro"ble na3igating
t!e #lat*orm t!at i% being #ro3ided to t!em+ ;ot all #lat*orm% are ea%y to na3igate,
%o a teac!er !a% to ma&e %"re t!at 0!ate3er #lat*orm t!ey c!oo%e i% ea%y to "%e+
$lt!o"g! "%ing online a%%e%%ment may %eem li&e t!e be%t o#tion, it %!o"ld
not become t!e only o#tion+ <ariety &ee#% %t"dent% on t!eir toe%, a% 0ell a% &ee#%
t!em intere%ted+ 5it! tec!nology con%tantly c!anging, t!ere are con%tantly ne0
0ay% to #re%ent in*ormation to t!e %t"dent%+ /* learning and a%%e%%ment become
e7cl"%i3ely online, %t"dent% may ea%ily get bored and lac& !and%-on %&ill% t!at are
an im#ortant #art o* learning+ T!i% e%%ay aimed to %!o0 t!e di2erent 0ay% to a%%e%%
%t"dent%, t!e #ro% and con% o* online a%%e%%ment, and t!e di2erence% bet0een
*ormati3e and %"mmati3e a%%e%%ment%+ T!ere are #ro% and con% to e3eryt!ing, b"t
tec!nology i% !ere to %tay, and teac!ing %t"dent% to "tili)e it i% a %mart mo3e to
ma&e+
Re*erence%
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