Visualizing Cognitive Learning Outcomes of Undergraduates with Cloud-Based Assessment System

Abstract

Goals and their achievement impact the motivation of students for learning. However, there are contradictory explanations about learning objectives and learning outcomes, which leads to confusion about goals. We advocate the distinction between learning outcomes and objectives and treat them as two different terms. The former is what expected about a student should be able to do, while the latter is what the student actually can do at the end of learning. This paper describes the measurement of the learning outcomes of undergraduates from a lecture session in higher education. A cloud-based evaluation of learning outcomes has been designed. Teachers and students can access the system through a web browser on different devices over the Internet. And visualization of the learning outcomes presents the achievement degree contrasting with learning objectives with a radar chart. The significance of this research is that it helps students understand the learning objectives and their achievements. One of our contributions is to show the relationship between learning objectives and outcomes. Another contribution is presenting a method to motivate students with a visual performance.