Archive | January, 2013

Benefits of using online assessments

Learning at all stages requires some form of assessment. Even in adult learning progress must be measured in some way. Teachers must find out how well a student has learned regardless of the level and subject of study. Many teachers find frequent, low-stakes assessments an effective way to measure knowledge. Other educators use only mid-term      Read More

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ProProfs in Business News Daily on Mobile Learning

Business News Daily, a comprehensive resource site for start-ups, recently published an article written by ProProfs CEO Sameer Bhatia, on mobile learning.  In the article Sameer, discusses the importance and benefits of an online mobile learning strategy and how it can improve online training.       By 2016, there will be a total of 10      Read More

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Five effective tips to encourage student engagement in online tests

Students often complain that quizzes are too easy, dull, and/or pointless. Many students believe that teachers create quizzes in order to kill time. Sometimes these statements may be true, but sometimes teachers simply aren’t sure how to effectively create assessments that keep a student’s interest. So how is this done? In order for students to      Read More

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Top achievements and upcoming highlights: 2012 – 2013

2012 was an incredible year for all of us at ProProfs. One of the biggest milestones achieved in the past year was the launch of Training Maker, an online training software for certification courses. We are also very excited with the launch of our online Survey Maker in the last quarter of the year and      Read More

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4 different ways to view and download “Survey Stats”

We have recently introduced new features to ProProfs Survey Maker. Now, you can download four different kinds of statistical charts for every question in a particular survey you create using our survey software. The downloadable formats include pie charts, line charts, bar charts as well as excel spreadsheets. Since, the statistics are neatly represented in different      Read More

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