testing

The Case Against Pre-Testing For Online Courses

nikeditor — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:37:10 +0000

Too often, online courses begin with pre-tests. Are pre-tests anything more than learner abuse? Under the best of circumstances, quizzes can be tedious and even anxiety-inducing. Putting tests before your content casts a negative shadow over a course before it has even begun. Let's examine the two major arguments for pre-tests and see how they hold up under scrutiny. Read more

PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICES AND PERCEIVED LEARNING EFFECTIVENESS IN EFL WRITING CLASSES

nikeditor — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 09:05:47 +0000

This study employs a naturalistic classroom-based approach to explore the interaction between how an AWE program, MY Access!, was implemented in three different ways in three EFL college writing classes in Taiwan and how students perceived its effectiveness in improving writing... Read more >>

Testing Principles of Language Learning in a Cyber Face-to-Face Environment

nikeditor — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:38:58 +0000

This article discusses the application of the established principles of instructed language learning in a cyber fact-to-face environment supported by an advanced Synchronous Learning Management System (SLMS)... Read more >>