This toolbox highlights how assessment practices can be meaningful in providing feedback to students and teachers in an e-learning environment. A common foundation of all these tools is that students are provided with decision-making rolls in their learning. In order to take on decision-making rolls, students need to have a clear understanding of the learning targets and the purpose of the assessment. When students can identify what they are learning through clear learning targets and provide meaningful feedback to each other (in this case through web-based tools), according to Marzano (2005), they perform better in educational settings than those who cannot identify targets and engage in providing and receiving feedback.
Marzano, R. (2005). What works in schools (PowerPoint presentation) available: www.marzanoandassociates.com