Coursera: Standalone Quizzes
Standalone quizzes are the most frequently used method of assessment in Coursera. Across almost all disciplines, weekly automatically graded quizzes provide students with a quick “check-in” to test knowledge, get feedback and further explanation of material.
Use it to assess student understanding
Quizzes support multiple-choice questions that ask students to either choose the correct answer or to select all answers that apply; fill-in-the-blank questions that ask for a short numerical or free form text answer. Quizzes can also be randomized to enable multiple attempts without repetition of questions.
Pros
It makes grading easier. Once a student submits a standalone quiz, it is automatically machine-graded based on the answer scheme provided by the instructor.
Students can learn from quiz explanations. Students can view their scores, correct answers, and explanations of the answers. So, even if a student first selects an incorrect answer, they are still able to learn from reading explanations.
Students can try again. If allowed by the instructor, students can take multiple attempts to answer questions, which allows for mastery of the material.
Cons
Not ideal for assessing all content. A main limitation of quizzes is that they are not always conducive for longer responses and more subjective content.
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