If intended outcome are higher order thinking outcomes, then the activities and assessment should not simply require the obtaining of information and the recall of information. Let's say that you are an instructional designer who is helping instructors put their course into a web-based environment that is mobile compatible. You are assisting an instructor in creating a counseling skills course. The instructor wants her students to meet the following objective: "Learners will demonstrate proficient listening and empathy skills." She decides that she will require video conferencing via Skype for didactic role play of a counseling session to practice listening and empathy skills. She is unsure how to assess the skill.

What would you suggest as an assessment that aligns with the objective?

A) A multiple choice test
B) A simulation in which students respond verbally to an avatar
C) A DVD of a counseling session that uses the identified skill with a "client" actor