From the course: Converting Face-to-Face Training into Digital Learning
Join today to access over 22,500 courses taught by industry experts or purchase this course individually.
Assess knowledge through online tests
From the course: Converting Face-to-Face Training into Digital Learning
Assess knowledge through online tests
- [Instructor] Online tests are far removed from the real work environment where workers perform the skills we're teaching, but they're still an effective way to assess what your learners actually learn. So let me give you a few suggestions for building online tests. The first thing is to base your questions on your learning objectives. I know this sounds obvious but you'd be surprised how many trainers develop quiz questions based on the topics they've covered. Like oh, I covered topic X so I need to ask a few questions about it. No, you don't. Your learning objectives drive the test or quiz. The second thing that will help you build valid tests is getting to know the strengths and weaknesses of the basic question types. There are six types of questions you use all the time in online tests. True/false, matching, multiple choice, fill in the blank, drag and drop, and hotspot. And my last suggestion, build more…
Download courses and learn on the go
Watch courses on your mobile device without an internet connection. Download courses using your iOS or Android LinkedIn Learning app.