Online Formative Assessment Survey (OFAS)
Online Formative Assessment Survey (OFAS)
instrument that measures teachers’ use of the technology-based formative assessment software Diagnostic Online Reading Assessment (DORA) (Karpinski, 2011).
asked teachers to report the frequency with which they engage in a variety of online formative assessment practices: scale:
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Diagnostic Online Reading Assessment (DORA) (Karpinski, 2011)
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Diagnostic Online Reading Assessment (DORA) (Karpinski, 2011)
to create a preliminary survey.
A 50-item and a 10-item survey were created after item analysis
and Rash scaling of the initials survey.
Coefficient alpha for the 50-items was reported at 0.95
and at 0.81 for the 10-item survey.
Neither the 50-item nor the 10-item survey,
however, was statistically significant,
positive predictors of student achievement (Karpinski, 2010).
James H. McMillan(2013).SAGE Handbook of Research on Classroom Assessment
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Special education teachers and other educators teach
in inclusive classrooms
have a renewed interest in the assessment
and achievement of students with disabilities in the content areas.
e.g. researchers and practitioners implement
online assessments to assess literacy,
mathematics, science, and social studies,
and to document student achievement and progress.
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Oregon = started an online assessment program in reading
and mathematics for students in elementary and secondary schools
purported to reduce the printing of test booklets
and answer sheets, and in the long run, cost.
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Setting the Stage
Computer use in schools is at an all-time high (Cuban, 2001).
The ratio of students to computers has never been lower nor has the accessibility to the Internet ever been higher in American schools (Lafee, 2001; Parsad, Jones, &. Greene, 2005). Simultaneously, a focus on student achievement, assessment, and accountability is at an all-time high in education in general.
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These issues represent a new focal point in special education (see Branstad, Acosta, Bartlett, Berdine, Butterfield, Chambers, et al., 2002).
Federal policy stipulates that all students, including those with special needs, be assessed annually in grades 3-8 in reading and mathematics (IDEA 1997, 2004; NCLB, 2001), and soon science.
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Two current trends (increased access to technology and increased focus on assessment)...
What role can computers, the Internet, and other forms of electronic technology play in the assessment of all students in the content areas?
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The role of computers, the Internet, and other ubiquitous computing devices in the assessment of all students continue to evolve.
e.g. researchers and practitioners implement online assessments
to assess literacy, mathematics, science,
and social studies,
and to document student achievement and progress.
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In fact, a few states have begun to administer their general large-scale state assessments to students in an online medium (see Galley, 2001).
Oregon has started an online assessment program in reading and mathematics for students in elementary and secondary schools that is purported to reduce the printing of test booklets and answer sheets, and in the long run, cost.
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Similarly, South Dakota established an online assessment project in reading and mathematics that will be used to test students in specific grades per state law.
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Massachusetts and Kentucky have applied online assessments
for purposes other than general large-scale state assessments.
They provide online assessments and tests as practice and review for students to assist them in receiving feedback and evaluating their own progress in content areas, thereby enabling students to request additional assistance if needed, or to improve skills before exiting school (Christie, 2002).
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to evaluate student progress in content-area subjects
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and progress occurs more frequently, such as after a chapter, concept, or presentation of materials.
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Frequent and prompt feedback to students about assessment results have been recognized as factors positively related to student achievement and positive student attitude (Cotton, 1988; Quenemoen, Thurlow, Moen, Thompson, &. Morse, 2004).
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The New Kid on the Block: Online Assessment
Online assessments have become a viable tool for providing the type of frequent and dynamic assessment information that educators need to guide instructional decisions. Multiple online assessment options exist for practitioners who are interested in utilizing this medium with students, such as online quizzes and online survey tools. These types of assessments can be found both for free and for purchase.
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Online quizzes and online surveys are slightly different.
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Online quizzes were developed specifically for assessing students' knowledge about instructional content, whereas online surveys were developed for business or research purposes. However, online surveys can be easily adapted for student assessment.
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Online quizzes. Examples of online (i.e., created and administered online) quiz websites available on the Internet include:
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Online survey programs available on the Internet include:
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Features of these online survey tools include:
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While online surveys are very similar to online quizzes, they do not offer shared content area assessments from which teachers can select, nor do they allow teachers to enter responses for the online program to correct; thus, they are not as well suited for providing immediate feedback to students and teachers. Furthermore, online surveys are not as conducive to particular content areas. For example, they do not support mathematical notation. However, online survey tools can be linked from other websites if teachers utilize online activities in the content areas (i.e., WebQuests).
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Online assessments advantages
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Setting up an online quiz or survey:
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Setting up an online quiz or survey:
In theory, a teacher could have students complete an online assessment one day and use it to guide instruction the next day, or even the very same day, as results can be retimed immediately
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Setting up an online quiz or survey:
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Opportunity:
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Opportunity:
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Opportunity:
While these goals might be accomplished via paper-and-pencil assessments, utilizing the online options speeds up the process and automatically calculates frequency distributions and measures of central tendency data.
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The Individuals taking online assessments have reported positive feelings towards this medium, noting the immediate feedback about responses and results as motivating (Özden, Erturk, & Sanli, 2004).
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Online assessments provide students with multiple options for location of assessment, in that students can essentially take an online assessment from anywhere - home, the library, the special education resource room, or any place that has a computer and the Internet.
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Finally, online assessments given in K-12 school situations can prepare students for secondary and post secondary education and other types of assessments, which are increasingly moving towards an online format, evidenced by the development of virtual high schools, universities offering online classes complete with online assessments, and an online version of the Graduate Record Examination (see Carr & Young, 1999; GRE, n.d.).
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Benefits of Online Assessment for Students With Disabilities
Beyond the benefits for all students of online assessments in content areas, they also possess features especially well suited to addressing the educational challenges that are often specific to students with disabilities.
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Benefits of Online Assessment for Students With Disabilities
The flexibility of online assessments not only pertains to the different question mediums (i.e. multiple-choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, short-answer, and essay), but also to specific technology features, such as text-to-speech. And these features, such as having the test "read" to students, can be incorporated into the classroom without requiring additional teacher time, provided these features are on classroom computers.
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One other future direction for increasing the use of online assessments in K-12 schools is to provide all students with the opportunity to learn technology skills that will make them successful at taking online assessments. Such instruction includes training and practice not only with computers and the Internet, but also with assistive technology devices, such as text-to-speech software and/or screen readers.
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While online assessments hold many promises for students with disabilities as well as their teachers, these students need the skills to successfully complete online assessments before they become a valid and reliable evaluation tool.
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