assessment

Nov 18, 2025

Activities versus Assessments: Measuring Student Learning

In this article Activities: Tracking Progress Learning activities are low-stakes and they build toward larger assessments for students to check their knowledge and receive feedback along the way. In an online setting, activities provide student interactions with content, peers, and the instructor while practicing course concepts and skills. As students track their progress, instructors can…

Oct 31, 2024

Assessment and Evaluation of Group Work in Moodle

Group work can produce anxiety for students, and much of that anxiety comes from not knowing how much their grade will be affected by other group members’ performance and engagement, and how much control they have over the end product. This article presents options or strategies for group work evaluation and provides pros and cons…

Sep 12, 2024

Step-by-Step Moodle Course Creation Guide

This guide provides a step-by-step approach to creating a basic Moodle course at NC State. It walks you through planning, structuring, and building your course—from developing an outline and setting up your gradebook to adding content and exploring additional resources. Along the way, you’ll find suggestions that incorporate instructional design best practices to make your…

Jul 7, 2024

How To Choose and Assess a Learning Tool

Selecting and evaluating a learning tool requires careful consideration. It involves various steps, such as choosing instructional tools that align with your goals for student learning. It’s also essential to assess how well the chosen tool fits your educational objectives and desired learning outcomes. This article aims to provide guidance and resources for selecting and…

Sep 8, 2023

Assessing Student Learning with Core Moodle Tools

Assessment and feedback are critical to teaching and learning. Low-stakes assessments can be “formative,” meaning they administered before or during the learning process to guide your teaching or help learners monitor their progress. A major assessment like an exam or project may be used in a “summative” way at the end of a unit to…

Feb 16, 2023

Promoting Academic Integrity in Moodle Quizzes

How can you design online quizzes and exams to support academic integrity? While no single setting can eliminate cheating, several Moodle options and best practices can make assessments more secure and fair.New to Moodle quizzes? Check out the Review Moodle Quiz Basics New to Moodle quizzes? Check out the Quizzing in Moodle video playlist to…

Jan 24, 2023

Gradescope: Streamline the Grading Experience

Gradescope is a grading software that is designed to make assignment submission and grading easier. It allows instructors to create variable-length assignments (problem sets & projects), as well as fixed-template assignments (worksheets, quizzes, or exams). Students can easily submit their work and view their grades and feedback from the instructors. In this article, we will…

Jan 3, 2023

Moodle Gradebook: Basic Setup, Display and Functionality

The Moodle gradebook is a tool that allows instructors to enter grades for course activities and to view a summary of their students’ grades in one place.

Sep 7, 2022

Turnitin: Writing Feedback, Plagiarism Checks, and Peer Review

In this article: How to get started Turnitin Assignment: Students will use the Turnitin interface from within Moodle to submit their work, and instructors will grade work from the Turnitin Feedback studio. Instructors can add a rubric to make grading easier. Moodle Assignment or Forum: Instructors enable the Turnitin settings within the assignment or forum…

Feb 7, 2022

Peer Review With Digital Tools

Table of Contents How to Get Started Step 1: Step 2: Specific Feedback Non-Specific Feedback Your voice in your presentation was loud and the pacing made me able to follow your content but in the 2nd section I was confused by some of the terminology. Can you explain terms more or use terminology from class?…

Jan 12, 2021

Google Assignments in Moodle

Harness Google’s rich feedback tools and grade directly from a Google Drive file right inside Moodle. In this article, we will discuss how Google Assignments can simplify grading, feedback, and file sharing between you and your students. Table of Contents Features and Limitations Here’s what to consider as you decide whether Google Assignments in Moodle…

Sep 2, 2020

Administering Online Exams

In this article Moodle Exam Resources For in-person classes seated in a classroom, instructors can administer bring-your-own device (BYOD) testing in the classroom using Safe Exam Browser (SEB) with the Moodle Quiz activity. If you need help setting-up your exams online in Moodle, please contact the LearnTech Help Desk. Unmonitored Assessments If possible, use alternative…

Jun 24, 2020

Assessment

Best Practices Activities versus Assessments: Measuring Student Learning – Activities and assessments are both useful to measure learning and provide feedback to students. Activities (low-stakes) build toward larger assessments for students to check their knowledge and receive feedback along the way. Assessments (high-stakes) are culminating demonstrations of student achievement. Assessment and Evaluation of Group Work…

Dec 28, 2019

Real-time Assessments and Check-ins

Great teachers understand that learning is a conversation, not a monologue. – Sir Ken Robinson. Real-time assessments and check-ins spark conversation with your students, preventing your class from being a one-way transmission of information and holding student attention. Interactive tools make real-time assessments and check-ins possible in both face-to-face and synchronous online classrooms, as well…

Dec 6, 2016

Rubric Best Practices, Examples, and Templates

In this article: How to create and use rubrics Step 1: Analyze the assignment and clarify your purpose Rubrics are evaluation tools that outline the criteria for an assignment or learning outcome. They define levels of achievement in clear, measurable terms. Before building a rubric, ask yourself about: Step 2: Select a rubric type Step…

Aug 7, 2016

Types of Assessment

How do I give an exam online? Will students be more likely to cheat? What makes for an effective assessment in the online learning environment? These are common questions from instructors when designing and developing their online course. There are numerous options for assessment, including discussion boards, assignments in which students upload a file, group…

Mar 26, 2016

Netiquette—Or Best Practices for Interacting Online

Netiquette is the term used to describe the special set of rules for online communication. Because students in the online learning environment are unable to experience the body language, tone of voice, or facial expressions of their peers, it is important to make them aware of netiquette guidelines at the beginning of the course. Instructors…

Mar 11, 2016

Best Practices for Creating Multiple-Choice Questions

Multiple-choice quizzes and exams are widely used in higher education to assess student learning. In this article, we will explore the multiple-choice format and share practical guidelines drawn from existing literature on how to develop high quality questions. Table of Contents Understand Multiple Choice Questions In a typical multiple-choice test item, students are presented with…