title: Assessment techniques for web-based instruction: lessons learned from teaching a graduate course in instructional technology.
abstract: In an attempt to discover how students learn in an online learning environment, as well as to investigate how online communication patterns differ from those in a face-to-face class, the authors used students participating in a graduate program in instructional technology in Philadelphia, PA. Various activities and assignments were used to elicit information about student learning with, and attitudes toward an online learning environment. Over a period of 3 semesters, student data were collected through qualitative and quantitative methods, including observations, surveys, tests, in-class discussions, and e-mail communication analysis. Results for these assessment methods are included in this article, as well as implications for future investigation into this topic.
authors.affiliation: Delaware Community College, 901 South Media Line Road, Media, PA, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Toto
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000592:standards*; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D018961:Educational Technology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet / Q000592:standards*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015143:Philadelphia; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching / Q000592:standards*