If we can quantify what we have learned, we can then make a choice to learn more, go on to another topic, or stop. Good test design remembers that adults enjoy knowing how e are going to learn and the structure of the content. We begin with a need or desire to learn. We move from needing a skill, being ready, getting instruction, mastering the materials, continuing. Technology and multimedia can act as a generic information disseminator, a presentation tool, as a facilitator for learning.
Electronic media allows organization to be evident.
Learning is enhanced when material is organized and the organization is apparent to the learner. Media can adapt and complement learning styles. We must move away from behavioral strategies as soon as possible and begin to develop cognitive strategies in order to compete and grow.