The Merit of Online Quiz

Quiz is one of the common forms of assessment critical to gaining an understanding of instructional and learning outcome. Quiz can be used to identify what students had known before instruction, to assess their acquired knowledge during instruction, and measure what students have gained at the end of instruction. Needless to say, online quiz allow students to take the test anywhere they prefer, maybe at anytime on specific days, and maybe with multiple attempts. However, how could we ensure the authenticity of test result without a proctored testing method? Several techniques may be combined to overcome online quiz limitations and enhance its advantages:

• Include short answer and essay items,
• ask students to write brief reflection on or critique each quiz they took,
• create a quiz portfolio,
• and have students sign/insert their signatures upon submitting the quiz.