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A lot of instructional designers do not fully understand assessment development. Valid assessments should be designed to tie test questions to the learning objective, which is composed of three parts: 1. The Condition – the way the learner is learning (ex: books, classroom) 2. Performance – what the learning is asked to do (ex: list, describe) 3. Criteria – how the learning is being measured (ex: diagram, checklist) Having a balance of knowledge, comprehension, and application questions is also important when developing quality assessments. This allows a company to better determine both the effectiveness of their companies training methods and the skills of their employees.

Facilitating an online environment has its own set of characteristics and challenges. When designing online learning, it’s more important to drive it from the learning challenge rather than the technology perspective. You also need to design for student activity rather than delivery of content. Unlike a classroom setting, all the materials need to be prepared and structured in advance.