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This section offers the aviation instructor techniques and methods for assessing how, what, and how well a student is learning. Well-designed assessments define what is worth knowing, thereby improving student learning. Since today’s students want to know the criteria by which they are assessed, as well as practical and specific feedback, it is important for aviation instructors to be familiar with the different types of assessments available for monitoring student progress throughout a course of training, and how to select the most appropriate assessment method.
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- Introduction to Student Assessment
- Assessment Terminology
- Purpose of Assessment
- General Characteristics of Effective Assessment
- Traditional Assessment
- Authentic Assessment
- Choosing an Effective Assessment Method
- Critiques and Oral Assessments
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