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A Comparative Picture of the Ease of Use and Acceptance of Onscreen Marking by Markers across Subject Areas
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Coniam, David; Yan, Zi – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
Onscreen marking (OSM) has been used for the majority of Hong Kong public examinations since 2012. The current study compares marker reactions to OSM, ie, perceived ease of use and acceptance of OSM, against the backdrop of virtually all subject areas being marked on screen. The data were collected from three major sources: (1) survey data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Testing, Usability, Adoption (Ideas)
Systematising "System": One Reviewer's Analysis of the Review Process
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Coniam, David – System: An International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics, 2011
This paper describes one reviewer's experience of reviewing for the journal "System" over an eight-year period, 2003-2011. The paper reports on the reviews produced by the single reviewer, which have been compiled into a specific purpose--an "occluded"--corpus (Swales, 1996) of 122 reviews, comprising 93,000 words. The paper first describes the…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Qualitative Research, Periodicals, Computational Linguistics
The Comparability of Marking on Screen and on Paper: The Case of Liberal Studies in Hong Kong
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Coniam, David – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2011
This article details an investigation into the onscreen marking (OSM) of Liberal Studies (LS) in Hong Kong--where paper-based marking (PBM) of public examinations is being phased out and wholly superseded by OSM. The study involved 14 markers who had previously rated Liberal Studies scripts on screen in the 2009 Hong Kong Advanced Level…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Technology, Comparative Analysis
The Double Marking of Liberal Studies in the Hong Kong Public Examination System
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Coniam, David – New Horizons in Education, 2011
Background: This article reports a study into the double marking of Liberal Studies in Hong Kong. This is now a compulsory subject in Hong Kong's Years 10-12 curriculum which, when first examined in the new Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education in 2012, will increase its candidature from its current 3,300 to 80,000. Aims: To examine the…
Descriptors: Tests, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Examining Negative Attitudes toward Onscreen Marking in Hong Kong
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Coniam, David – Education Journal, 2009
This article details an investigation into onscreen marking (OSM) in Hong Kong--where paper-based marking (PBM) is being phased out, to be completely superseded by OSM. It is a specific follow-up to a larger study (Coniam, 2009a) involving 30 raters who had previously rated English language essay scripts on screen in the 2007 Hong Kong Certificate…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Computer Assisted Testing
A Comparison of Onscreen and Paper-Based Marking in the Hong Kong Public Examination System
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Coniam, David – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2009
This paper describes a study comparing paper-based marking (PBM) and onscreen marking (OSM) in Hong Kong utilising English language essay scripts drawn from the live 2007 Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) Year 11 English Language Writing Paper. In the study, 30 raters from the 2007 HKCEE Writing Paper marked on paper 100…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Essays, Comparative Analysis