Online Assessment Using Question Mark Perception to develop Online Tests Kirk Dowswell – Zayed University

Benefits of Online Assessment Assessments accurately marked for large numbers Students’ responses can be monitored and statistically analysised easily Assessment can be offered in multiple forms, stored and reused Option for immediate feedback Assessments can be tested in a secure environment

Other benefits Sambel & Sexton(1999)– reported less exam anxiety for online continuous assessment Harvey & Mogey (1999) – a) exam admin. can be varied: time, tests, location. b) ease academic workload

disadvantages Suited to mcq type ?’s hard to test higher level outcomes such as synthesis and evaluation Computer crashes, technical problems, literacy skills Authentication & security

Question Mark Perception What does it do? 1. Question authoring 2. Publishing Assessments 3. Delivering assessments 4. Reporting on assessments

1. Question authoring Use Question Manager to write questionsQuestion Manager Features: Choose from 15 Question types Use a simple wizard or have full editing control Provide individual feedback Set a score to each question Add a tag to aid sorting and classification Add images sound and video

Assessment Manager Create assessment using Assessment ManagerAssessment Manager Features: Randomise questions so that each user gets them in a different order Create a bank of questions from which some are selected randomly Direct students to different sets of questions depending on score Choose whether feedback appears after every question or at the end of an assessment Add a time limit Modify the appearance of your assessment using templates

Publish Assessments Publishing assessmentsPublish Features: Create your own groups to limit access to your assessment Add passwords for each individual participant Create specific URL (web address) for your assessment

Enterprise Manager Browser Based Authoring - Web software used to create questions and assessments Administration - Web software used to create, modify, and delete administrative users, participants and schedule. Reporter - Web software used to create, modify, delete and run reports System Administrator – - Configuring the Web Server for Perception, web software used to create, modify, delete and run reports with Perception for Web.

Sample Test An example of an online diagnostic test used to assess you level in any one of 14 languages Dialang Any Questions?