DIGITAL ASSESSMENT

• Digital assessments are the delivery of assessments, tests, surveys and other measures via digital devices.

• They are also known as e- assessments as they are electronically executed.

• This type of assessments focusses on publishing tests and providing results as quickly and validly as possible.

• They are used for various reasons and benefit both students and teachers.

• Digital assessments are time efficient, easy to understand and offer fast feedback.

• Digitized assessments offer adaptability enabling the tailoring of assessment questions difficulty based on responses for more accurate skills measurement.

• They are cost efficient as automation reduces expenses

• There are some challenges to this form of assessments such as lack of proper tools and infrastructure.

• Designing valid and reliable digital assessment items aligned with educational goals is a complex process.

• However Digital assessments reduce human biasness and errors as they are marked automatically.

• DAs enhance student experience and improve student outcomes.

• They bring ease to the life of teachers as they don't have to mark stacks of papers and take work home.

• They allow educators to create and design new modules, mark at anytime, anywhere and use various methods for evaluation

• The use of digital assessments in 2020 demonstrated the potential of technology and digital transformation on education.

• Digital assessments should be created using an action plan that can be found on this article-

Digital assessments in my theme.

1. Test my students using digital assessments.

2. providing weekly quizzes instead of homework.

3. have students create basic digital portfolios 

4. allow for adaptive learning to take place

5. teaching about self assessment tools