ABSTRACT
Assessment of Online Learners offers essential foundations, insights, and real-world examples for preservice teachers preparing to assess students in today’s digitized classrooms. When aligned with intended curricula and best practices, assessment not only informs but enhances both instruction and student achievement, though the recent large-scale adaptation of face-to-face learning to online platforms has yielded new challenges and responsibilities for teachers. This book explores shifts in the research and practice of assessment in online environments, the reconceptualization of course content and assessment frameworks in teacher education, the collection of fair and accurate assessment evidence reflecting students’ virtual learning, and more. Drawing from experienced Canadian instructors who overcame the inherent technological obstacles, these chapters showcase how unprecedented changes in schooling can lead to pedagogical renewal, program reevaluation, and a broader understanding of instruction and assessment practices.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|96 pages
Assessment Shifts in Teacher Education
chapter 1|19 pages
Exploring Assessment in a Digital Age
chapter 2|19 pages
Supporting Student Teacher Assessment Identity Development on Online Practica
chapter 5|18 pages
Assessing the Content Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies of Teacher Candidates in an Online Learning Environment
part II|75 pages
Reconceptualizing Assessment Frameworks for Preservice Teachers
chapter 8|19 pages
Analyzing Presence in Online Learning Environments through Student Narratives
chapter 9|20 pages
The Unintended Influence of COVID-19
part III|162 pages
Teacher Educators and Assessment in K–12 Contexts