Assessment Approach with Mahara and Moodle in E-Learning

Abstract

Various approaches regarding the assessment and evaluation system which is still effective today have been emerging. In recent years, portfolio (individual development files) evaluation approach have emerged with the necessity of alternative assessment and evaluation systems including learning, learning materials, and styles. In addition to classical evaluation methods of students, portfolio, a new teaching and evaluation system, is a method in which performance of students is evaluated with studies and projects they have carried out throughout their lives. Portfolio have been introduced since it is believed that portfolio shall have an importance role in terms of evaluating students in distance learning system in which communication is limited. With this aim, suggestions were proposed by touching on the subject what benefits a portfolio to be created through learning management system used in distance learning will have for distance learning students.

Keywords

• Moodle,Mahara,Digital portfolio,Portfolio,Assesment,Learning Management System

Kaynakça

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