Digital Assessment Literacy in Online Courses (Formative/Summative): Rethinking Assessment Strategies in the Open Distance and E-Learning Institutions

Digital Assessment Literacy in Online Courses (Formative/Summative): Rethinking Assessment Strategies in the Open Distance and E-Learning Institutions

Ramashego Shila Mphahlele
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8701-0.ch020
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Abstract

Assessment is a valuable process that assists teachers to identify teaching practices that are effective for all students since not every student learns or retains information in the same way. In the open, distance, and e-learning (ODeL) environment, specific assessment strategies can be employed to make a judgment and make the best decisions about the student's achievement. Due to the nature of the ODeL learning environment, assessments should be digital for powerful insights without the paperwork. This chapter employed digital assessment literacy to provide a particular perspective of assessment strategies in the ODeL.
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What Is Digital Assessment Literacy?

Before 2012 digital assessment literacy has not yet appeared in the academic literature Eyal (2012) coined the term by first clarifying the term assessment literacy before describing digital assessment literacy. Eyal first acknowledges the diverse interpretations other researchers have on the term digital assessment literacy and argue that the environment mentioned in the definition of literacy by Vygotsky (1987) includes the digital environment. In addition, Kahl, Hofman, and Bryant (2013) identified core components of digital assessment literacy as valuable skills and knowledge. However, they did not specifically identify the building block components of knowledge and skills.

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