OnlineAssessment
Online assessment refers to tests and evaluations delivered through digital platforms over the internet. It is used in education, professional credentialing, and recruitment to measure knowledge, skills, or abilities at scale and with rapid feedback.
Typical components include an item bank, a user interface for presenting questions, a scoring engine, and analytics
Common types include formative assessments to guide learning, summative assessments for grading or certification, and diagnostic
Applications span higher education, K-12, corporate training, licensing examinations, and recruitment testing. Benefits include scalability, accessibility
Standards and interoperability efforts support sharing content and results across systems, with examples such as LTI