Association for Biology Laboratory Education

Computerized Pre- and Post-lab Assignments on LON-CAPA
 



Tested Studies in Laboratory Teaching, 2010, Volume 31

Hoefnagels, M. & D. D. Gaffin

Abstract

LON-CAPA is a free, online course management system that instructors can use to create individualized quizzes, assignments, and exams for any type of course. In the fall 2008 semester, we used LON-CAPA to administer online assignments in two courses: a nonmajors biology class and an introductory zoology class. This workshop demonstrated how LON-CAPA works, showed some of the many types of questions an instructor can create in LON-CAPA, described LON-CAPA's strengths and weaknesses, and presented results from both courses for the fall 2008 semester.

Keywords:  course management system, online, computer, Biology laboratories, Online teaching tools

University of Delaware (2009)