Online Tutorials and Tests

Hello students, welcome to Kwickprep. You missed a class, and the unit test is on Monday. Can the Internet teach you the chapter and also test you on it? Yes, it can. Today we will learn about online tutorials and online tests, how they work, and how to use them well.

First, the meaning. An online tutorial is a lesson that is delivered to you over the Internet. It can use videos, written notes, pictures, animations and practice questions. You can learn from home, on a phone or a computer, at a time that suits you. Learning through electronic devices and the Internet is also called e-learning.

Tutorials are of two main types, live and recorded. In a live class the teacher teaches in real time, while a recorded lesson was made earlier. In a live class you ask doubts at once, but for a recorded lesson you ask later, often in a discussion forum. A live class has a fixed time, and a recorded lesson can be watched at any time. A recorded lesson can be replayed many times, which helps with revision.

Where can you find good tutorials? The Government of India runs free platforms like DIKSHA, SWAYAM and e-Pathshala with textbooks and lessons. Video sites have many educational channels, but choose trusted teachers. Coaching institutes and schools also have their own learning apps. Many schools use a learning management system, or LMS, which is an online classroom for notes, homework and tests.

Online tutorials have clear advantages and some limits. You can learn at any time, but you need a working Internet connection and a device. You can replay the hard parts, but long screen time can tire your eyes. Many lessons are free or low cost, but it is easy to get distracted by other apps. You learn at your own speed, but there is less face to face contact with teachers and friends.

Now the second part, online tests. An online test is an exam or a quiz that you take on a computer or a mobile phone. The questions appear on the screen, one by one or all together. Your answers are saved by the system, and objective answers are often checked at once. A test taken on a computer at an exam centre is called a computer based test, or CBT.

Online tests use a few common question types. A multiple choice question, or MCQ, asks you to pick one correct option. A true or false question gives only two choices. A fill in the blank question asks you to type a word or phrase. A numerical question asks you to type a number as the answer. Match the pair asks you to link items from two lists, like a term and its meaning.

Here is how a typical online test works. First, you log in with the user ID and password given to you. Next, read the instructions carefully and notice the timer on the screen. Then answer each question and click save and next, so your answer is recorded. Before finishing, go back to the questions you marked for review. Then submit the test, and many tests submit on their own when the timer ends. Finally, you can see your result, often immediately for objective tests.

Many computer based tests show a question palette, a panel of numbered boxes in different colours. Not visited means you have not opened that question yet. Not answered means you opened it but did not save an answer. Answered means your answer is saved. Marked for review means you want to come back to it, so check the test instructions to see whether a marked answer is counted.

Pause and predict. You read a question and pick option B. But the timer ends before you click save and next. Is your answer counted? In many systems, no, because only saved answers are recorded. So save every answer as soon as you choose it.

Let us compare online tests with pen and paper tests. Objective questions in an online test are checked instantly by the computer, while a paper is checked by a teacher. So online results come fast, while paper results can take days. Online tests save paper, which is good for the environment. But an online test needs a device, power and often the Internet, while a paper test needs only a pen and an answer sheet.

Online learning needs honesty and safety. Never share your login ID or password, not even with a friend. Some online tests are proctored, which means watched, using the webcam, and they may block other tabs. Copying or getting help is caught often, and it can cancel your result. Use only trusted platforms, and beware of fake links that sell leaked papers or fake certificates.

Here are four tips to get the most from online learning. Fix a daily study time and a quiet place, and switch off other notifications. Take short notes while you watch, because writing helps you remember. After each chapter, take a practice test to find your weak areas. And rest your eyes by looking at something far away every twenty minutes.

Let us revise what we learned today. An online tutorial is a lesson delivered over the Internet. Tutorials can be live, in real time, or recorded, to watch any time. An online test is taken on a computer or phone, and objective answers are checked fast. Common question types are MCQ, true or false, fill in the blanks and numerical. Save every answer, and never share your login with anyone.