Assessment - Meaningful learning...

The research is at a difficult stage because of this concept of assessment and how it plays into the other concept of meaningful learning. As Dr. Ingram pointed out in my last posting, there are many different measures for assessment such as product, process, and the actual learning. What is interesting as a researcher is to review the operational definitions used in the research articles. There seems to be some consensus but each theory (Constructivist and Insturctivist) have their individual ideas on measurement, which is why the design of this study allows for the differences to be researched. Knowing before I started researching this topic that each theory views assessment differently, has aided in the creation of a factoral (or matrix) research design for the many possible discoveries! The literature review drives on as I start to formulate the operational definitions for each of these concepts!
Marian Maxfield

PS Thank you Jason for e-mailing me an article about online assessment. I really appreciated it!