EIDT 6125 Foundations of Research

Student assessments

Student assessmentsIn Workforce Training

Karen A. Belch

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Student Assessments

Computer-based student assessments provide instant reports for business clients on computer literacy and office productivity.

Windows XP, 7, 8.1;Word;Excel;Access;PowerPoint; orOutlook.

Student AssessmentsMay Provide the Following Benefits for Business ClientsEliminate Employee Bias of Software Skills;Provides Training Plan For Employees;Provides Instant Student Feedback;Lower Cost Of Training;

Student AssessmentsMay Provide the Following Benefits for Business Clients ContinuedLarge, Random Test Bank To Avoid Students Cheating; Provide a Corrective Action Plan For The Student; andEmployees May Be Eligible for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA).

EMPLOYEE BIASResearch shows that students may overestimate their ability in office productivity tools programs. Students have a much higher perception of their level of skill in these applications than their actual performance on these assessments.(Murphy, Sharma, & Rosso, 2012, p. 88).

Technology SkillsAccording to a study by Cornell University, employers (83.3%) indicated that computer competency skills are either "important" or "very important" in the hiring decision. (Davis, 1997).

Microsoft wordWORDCORRECTUse find and replace to replace existing text 45%Insert a clip art image in a document 10%

(Tesch, Murphy, & Crable, 2006).

Microsoft PowerPointPOWERPOINTCORRECTAdd "DrivingForce.com" to the footer on every slide. 55%Apply the Fade in one by one animation scheme to all the slides in the presentation at one time. 52%Print portrait handouts of the presentation, placing six slides per page. 51%Remove the slide transitions. 51%Replace "2003" with "2004" throughout. 34%


Microsoft excelEXCELCORRECTAdd a double bottom border to a cell range 44%Use the MAX function 44%Sum the contents of a column using the SUM function 38%Apply number formats (currency and percent) 38%Center across selection 32%Create a stacked column chart to compare values over time using the Chart Wizard 26%Use the fill handle to copy a cell 21%Create a formula to subtract one value from another 20%Create a formula using relative cell references 19%Delete selected cells 15%Create a formula to insert the current date and time that is updated automatically 11%Use an absolute reference in a formula to calculate a value as a percent of another value 1%


most popular assessment tools Computerized Skills Assessment SoftwaremyITlab;SAM;SIMnet; AndSNAP.

SummaryComputer-based skills assessments provide mutual benefits for the employer and employee.Computer-based student assessments eliminate employee bias.myITlab, SAM, SIMnet, and SNAP, are the most popular computer-based skills assessment for office productivity software and computer literacy testing.

referencesDavis, P. (1997). What Computer Skills Do Employees Expect from Recent College Graduates? T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education, 25 (2), 74.Morrison, G. R., Ross, S. M., Kemp, J. E., & Kalman, H. (2010). Designing Effective Instruction. Hoboken, NJ, USA: John Wiley & Sons.Murphy, M. C., Sharma, A., & Rosso, M. (2012). Measuring Assurance of Learning Goals: Effectiveness of Computer Training and Assessment Tools. Information Systems Education Journal (ISEDJ), 10 (5).

References CONTD.Tesch, D., Murphy, M., & Crable, E. (2006). Implementation of a Basic Computer Skills Assessment Mechanism for Incoming Freshmen. Information Systems Education Journal, 4 (13).Uma, S. N. (2013). A Study on Training Importance for Employees of their Successful Performance in the Organization. International Journal of Science and Research (ISJR), 2 (11).

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