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Assessment 'lite'

You may find it useful to use some methods which veer in the direction of traditional educational assessment. For example, you can carry out a quiz or use a simple tick box test.

You can construct these yourself or tap into ones which experts have designed.

Go to

http://www.learners.org.uk/course.html?course=http://www.learners.org.uk/courses/wired_for_learning/index.htm&stuff=Course%20Window&centres and try the learning related quiz which explores whether your left of right side of the brain is dominant. This quiz is quick and fun to complete. Although it is simple it would give you some useful feedback on your learners if you asked them to complete it before embarking on the learning programme.


When making up simple tests, it is best to confine yourself to TRUE/FALSE or "fill in the blanks" (sometimes called CLOZE) questions. Compiling multiple-choice questions requires a great deal of skill and is best left to specialists.

Let's look at an example of a True/False test ...