Evaluation of students in Web-based education should occur much as it does in traditional classroom settings. The key is determining how to do that when students are not physically present. It is equally important to evaluate the course effectiveness and the success of the entire Web-based program.

This chapter in the book did not have any links described. However, below are links to Eanes work cited in the chapter and links to a few other articles of interest in the area of evaluating online learning and effectiveness.

Task-oriented Question Construction Wheel by Robin Eanes

Developing Higher-Order Questions by St. Edwards University

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES OF INTEREST:

W3LS: Evaluation framework for World Wide Web learning by Jan van der Veen, Wim de Boer, and Maarten van de Ven. This is an excellent overvieew of a framework for setting up a variety of evaluation tools. It indicates how the evaluation can be set up using questionnaires and interviews among other methods.

Classroom Assessment Techniques in Asynchronous Learning Networks - An article from The Technology Source by Tom Henderson. This case study provides an account of using a classroom assessment technique (CAT) for a distance learning course, as well as a helpful outline of CATs for online instructors. While Henderson notes some crucial differences between classroom assessment in traditional and distance learning environments, he also notes that they share common criteria for success: careful planning, targeted questions, and a timely response by the instructor.

A Framework for Pedagogical Evaluation of Virtual Learning Environments - by Sandy Britain and Oleg Liber. This is an extensive paper (46 pages) that looks at virtual learning environments (VLEs) and evaluation. It steps you through qualitative evalaution, developing a framework, criteria selection, and model use.

Evaluating Online Courses: Unique Opportunities and Valuable Lessons Learned - Read this paper presented at 15th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and
Learning at the University of Wisconsin, Madison from Aug 4-6, 1999 to learn how the on-line nature of NTEN classes has affected the way independent
evaluators at Horizon Research, Inc. analyze course effectiveness. Also, discover what NTEN directors do with the data from Horizon Research.

An introduction to the Evaluation of Learning Technology - by Martin Oliver. This article provides a context for analyzing the complexities of learning technology evaluation by framing the context of the complex evaluatuion debates in learning technology, resulting in the identification of a range of specific issues. These include the paradigm debate, the move from expert-based to practitioner-based evaluation, attempts to provide tools to support practitioner-led evaluation, authenticity, the problem of defining and measuring costs, the role of checklists, the influence of the quality agenda on evaluation and the way in which the process of evaluation is itself affected by the use of learning technology.