Assessments

[Nate G]

Hi There all,

Does anyone know of an assessment i can use for potential students?

Something that could test their knowledge to attend the course because i find a huge skill gap when they attend the course.

I'd appreciate any feedback.

Thanks all.

Nate.

 

[Jarrel]

What course?
What form and what type of assessment?

You know the course that you'll be delivering, so it might be better for you to build your own (?)
Just my two cents.

 

[Chris S]

Nate, have you looked into TestOut? I am integrating it into most of our courses and find that our students really enjoy the simulation labs since we are a fully online IT program. Just a thought.

 

[jlyon]

The issue I have with Test out is that the Practice test are no where close to a good mock exam. At least for A+

 

[Chris S]

The issue I have with Test out is that the Practice test are no where close to a good mock exam. At least for A+

Wow. I feel the opposite, but I am very new to using it in my courses. I liked how TestOut has its own practice exam for its certification, and it has the CompTIA practice exam. Double the practice. I haven't taken a CompTIA exam yet, but I plan on doing it this next term with my students. I'll challenge them to see who can beat my score. Sounded fun.

 

[Abby N Krane]

Wow. I feel the opposite, but I am very new to using it in my courses. I liked how TestOut has its own practice exam for its certification, and it has the CompTIA practice exam. Double the practice. I haven't taken a CompTIA exam yet, but I plan on doing it this next term with my students. I'll challenge them to see who can beat my score. Sounded fun.

You haven't taken a CompTIA exam yet? Taking their exams is its own skill in addition to studying and knowing the material. Beware of "choose the best" when none of the choices are the best, all the choices suck depending on the situation, and you don't have all the information you need to determine the situation. I would highly suggest taking the exam before teaching the material.

 

[Jill West]

Wow. I feel the opposite, but I am very new to using it in my courses. I liked how TestOut has its own practice exam for its certification, and it has the CompTIA practice exam. Double the practice. I haven't taken a CompTIA exam yet, but I plan on doing it this next term with my students. I'll challenge them to see who can beat my score. Sounded fun.

Not sure if you heard--this is about to change. CompTIA acquired TestOut earlier this year. They said the TestOut certs will be removed from the platform. The exams will still be there, but they won't be associated with any certification.