A friend of mine is a manager of educational development for a non-profit organization. The organization is designed to help minority entrepreneurs with their businesses. Recently, the organization has implemented an online learning management system.
Anyway, he was telling me that the students who are using the LMS to take their tests are scoring significantly higher than previous courses. One particular student mentioned how being able to take the test at his convenience was a main cause of why he did so well on the test. This caused me to think about the discussions we had in class about the effect of media on learning. Here it might seem logical to assume that the reason learners are receiving better grades when using the LMS to take their test might have something to do with the LMS itself. But when you investigate some of the reasons the students believe they did better, you realize it has little to do with the technology itself and more to do with what the technology allows you to do, in this case take it at your most convenient time. This idea of taking it at your most convenient time can be replicated without technology, in the form of testing centers.
Just another thing to think about.
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