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Assessment Processes for Online Professional Development

Assessment Processes for Online Professional Development

Lesley S. J. Farmer
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781466657809|ISBN10: 1466657804|EISBN13: 9781466657816
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5780-9.ch015
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Farmer, Lesley S. J. "Assessment Processes for Online Professional Development." Adult and Continuing Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 257-277. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5780-9.ch015

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Farmer, L. S. (2014). Assessment Processes for Online Professional Development. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Adult and Continuing Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 257-277). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5780-9.ch015

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Farmer, Lesley S. J. "Assessment Processes for Online Professional Development." In Adult and Continuing Education: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 257-277. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-5780-9.ch015

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Abstract

Professional development (PD) assessment is an ongoing, integral activity in order to improve results at individual, training, program, and institutional levels. Principles of assessment are outlined, and the general processes of assessment design, delivery, and analysis are explained. Technology greatly expands the possible data that can be collected for assessment purposes. Emphasis is placed on online environments, noting the issues that are unique to that environment.

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