Evaluating Student Learning in Distance Education

Abstract

Evaluating students is critical to education. Evaluation results give students feedback about their performance so that they can learn from their successes and failures. On the other hand, these results allow instructors to determine how well students are performing, and what areas and subjects need more attention. The conventional methodology to evaluate student work is by “pen and paper.” It can take many forms—such as traditional exams, open-books exams, reports, practical work, and others—as the next section illustrates.