Online Assessing and evaluating students' performance can be done through electronic evaluation (E-evaluation) of various cognitive and skill activities, using computer and Internet technologies. With the spread of e-learning in digital environments in educational fields such as schools and universities, the assessment process began to shift from using paper and pen to paperless evaluation by computers or the Internet, which is widely used in open educational centers and distance education in schools and universities. There are many tools and applications that will be used effectively and enjoyable according to their purpose, especially if the purpose is assessment for learning or that of learning.
Among these programs that help assess students online is Google Forms, a tool that allows collecting information from students by designing a questionnaire or a custom test, and then collecting information and automatically linking it to a spreadsheet showing students’ responses to the questionnaire or test. Also, the "Socrative" program is effective for monitoring and evaluating students' performance in fun and attractive interactions because it gives students the opportunity to see the direct progress of their results. For example, the "Slido" program to activate discussions with students and enable them to express their opinions on various topics and ideas that help improve communication and increase interaction during the lesson. Or the well-known "Kahoot" program, which is one of the electronic platforms that used to display questions to students on the projector, and the student can use his smart phone or computer to answer the questions, where everyone responds at the same time. This also means that we can give feedback to everyone at the same time.
On the other hand, If the purpose is assessment of learning, then the online assessment can be used to assess cognitive and skill abilities through the “electronic test”, which is one of the most popular models in electronic assessment. It is based on the formulation of various assessments, including multiple-choice questions, and questions of truth and error, and other short questions, and this is done using some of the previous programs for assessing learning and monitoring grades for students. But if other assessment methods are required of the students such as presentation or memorization, then the students are asked to present or listen directly or record their performance audio or video. If the practical and experiential knowledge of students is to be assessed, simulation programs can be used, where learners must use all their resources and skills to complete the task in a safe online virtual environment. Thus, the efficiency can be evaluated without taking any risks in the real world, keeping in mind that the simulation is as realistic as possible to get the right results.
Otherwise, some may fear that it is easy to cheat in such tests because the teacher does not see the students and some family members may help the students in solving the tests. But there are several ways to cut cheating, by placing indirect questions that measure the student’s understanding, without the need to refer to the book, or specifying a specific time to answer each question so that the student does not waste his time searching for the answer, and other means.
In conclusion, all of these programs and applications are used for discussion and presentation of questions to students on the projector. It also allows the student to use his smart phone or computer to answer questions and see the level of students' response so that the teacher can give effective and direct feedback that helps check students' performance and improve their level.
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