All methods of assessment vary in their ability to fairly assess student knowledge. This report summarizes the pros and cons of using standardized tests and alternative assessment measures and outlines recent developments and improvements in standardized testing. Covers development of assessments that require the demonstration of complex problem-solving techniques, and the differences and values inherent in performance assessments such as problem solving and essay writing. Its purpose is to help college teachers become more aware of what they want to accomplish in individual courses and to locate assessment techniques they can adapt to determine how well they're achieving those goals. Since CBE has met with poor success in many educational contexts yet continues to be developed.
Pedagogy is defined as the art, science or profession of teaching.
Pedagogical dimensions are concerned with those aspects of design and implementation of CBE that directly affect learning. This page is a resource bank on educational assessment from grading policies to test construction, learning theory and research methodologies. This short article outlines the author's view of the key elements required for quality in distance delivered course content. An invitation to engage distance education practitioners in the use of the theories and models of consultation employed in other fields such as mental health and organizational management. The author suggests that collaborative consultation techniques will increase the instructor's ability to meet learner's needs.