With the course coming to an end, this week we took a look at assessments and how students are assessed on their assignments. Assessments help shift personal and professional skills to the learner (LSU Online, 2020). Looking at how students respond to learning new multimedia forms. There are 2 types of assessments; summative assessments, and formative assessments. Summative assessments are popular as they are easy and efficient but they do not provide the student any feedback on their skills. Example include multiple choice exams and chapter tests. While formative assessments do provide feedback on the learning process. Examples include pop quizzes, informal questions, journal assignments, and practice quizzes. Formative assessments allow for assessment of the learning process to test knowledge without pressure of grades. Formative assessments would be more beneficial to the learner, and the teacher and student will both be able to get feedback on how the student is doing. Direct feedback through activities that test the learning in process would provide essential information to help advance the students understanding even more.

LSU Online. Louisiana State University. (2020). The Value of Authentic Assessment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHlcoYDPfU0

Queens University . (n.d.). Assessment types: Diagnostic, formative and summative. Retrieved December 1, 2021, from https://www.queensu.ca/teachingandlearning/modules/assessments/09_s2_01_intro_section.html.