Classroom assessment techniques are an important part of being an online teacher. They are best described by:
- *Some material in this report is adapted from:
Angelo, T.A. and Cross, K.P. (1993). Classroom Assessment Techniques: A Handbook for College Teachers, Second Edition, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers.
- This resource is adapted from original content by Lee Haugen, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Iowa State University.
"Classroom assessment techniques (CAT) are relatively quick and easy formative evaluation methods that help you check student understanding in “real time”. These formative evaluations provide information that can be used to modify/improve course content, adjust teaching methods, and, ultimately improve student learning. Formative evaluations are most effective when they are done frequently and the information is used to effect immediate adjustments in the day-to-day operations of the course."
