Sunday, March 6, 2011

LB #17: Assessment in a Constructivist, Technology-Supported Learning

The aim of studying should not be just to pass the test but rather to learn. Studying through memorization may help but the topic should also be understood. The student must be able to connect what he/she has memorized to how he/she understood it. There has to be meaning to what was memorized or else, learning is not gained.

With technology-supported learning, technology becomes the source of information for the students with the aid of technology. In assessing the learnings of the students, a paper-and-pencil will not be sufficient to measure how much they have learned. Authentic assessment is the most appropriate tool for this. The students will be assessed while performing real world tasks. They are assessed based on their performance.

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