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= = =__Chapter 8: Online Assessments and Hearing Students Think About Science__=

1. Guidelines for best practice
> students and serves to shape student thinking. > classroom’s, and teacher’s needs. > computer lab, assigning two or three students to a computer. > digital divide seen in many of our more economically diverse or disadvantaged > classrooms. > students attempt this work on their own.
 * Make sure there is a wealth of content to draw upon in the package.
 * Make sure the problem sets are randomized.
 * Make sure that the feedback provided by the system is meaningful to your
 * Make sure the system has flexibility so that it can be adapted for the students’,
 * At the beginning, use the technology during class sessions at the school’s
 * Assign online assessments as class work rather than homework, given the
 * Model how to approach the questions and their answers several times before
 * Be willing to “stick with it” and ask for support when needed.

2. More Examples of Best Practice

 * [|Andes Physics Tutor (Free)>]
 * [|Survey Monkey (Free / $)]
 * [|Google Forms] (Free)
 * ChemThink