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Fastrak-Consulting: Checking out One thing

Fastrak-Consulting: Checking out
One thing that computers do really well - and with much less effort than human beings - is to run a test; a certain type of test that is, using highly-structured question formats for which answer judging, scoring and feedback can be readily automated. Because tests are not difficult to put together and deploy online - at least not at a superficial level - practically everyone does it. But what purpose do these tests really serve and do they provide us with the information we need about what students have learned?

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