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An Evaluation of Semi-Automated, Collaborative Marking and Feedback Systems: Academic Staff Perspectives
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Burrows, Steven; Shortis, Mark – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2011
Online marking and feedback systems are critical for providing timely and accurate feedback to students and maintaining the integrity of results in large class teaching. Previous investigations have involved much in-house development and more consideration is needed for deploying or customising off the shelf solutions. Furthermore, keeping up to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Integrated Learning Systems, Feedback (Response), Evaluation Criteria
Markers Assistant--A Software Solution for the Management of the Assessment Process
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Wells, Jason – International Journal on E-Learning, 2006
Technology-mediated instruction is changing the educational environment by adding another dimension to teaching and learning. Despite the advances in technology and the way we use technology, little attention has been given to providing technology solutions that help create, conduct, and manage the central task of assessment. Software to manage…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Computer Software, Case Studies, Feedback
Using Computers in Collegiate Remedial Mathematics.
Travis, Betty – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1991
Presents a description and evaluation of a microcomputer-based system designed to diagnose errors in basic algorithmic procedures made by students in a college remedial mathematics class. The paper-and-pencil diagnostic test is described, and results of pretests and posttests for the computer group and control group are discussed. (five…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software Evaluation, Diagnostic Tests
Computerized Adaptive Tutorials to Improve and Assess Problem-Solving Skills
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Nirmalakhandan, N. – Computers & Education, 2007
Recent research studies have reported on how novices and experts differ in storing, organizing, and retrieving subject matter knowledge and on how they apply their knowledge to solve new problems. These findings have been integrated and implemented in a computer environment to help novices improve their problem-solving skills. An outline of this…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Student Attitudes
The Development and Evaluation of a Software Prototype for Computer-Adaptive Testing
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Lilley, M.; Barker, T.; Britton, C. – Computers and Education, 2004
This paper presents ongoing research at the University of Hertfordshire on the use of computer-adaptive tests (CATs) in Higher Education. A software prototype based on Item Response Theory has been developed and is described here. This application was designed to estimate the level of proficiency in English for those students whose first language…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software Evaluation
An Open-Ended, Short Answer, Text Question Tool: Improving Interactivity on the Web.
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Kennedy, David M.; Eizenberg, Norm – 1998
This paper reports the results of a study of the development of an innovative learning element designed to be implemented in a computer-facilitated learning (CFL) module. The learning element is an open-ended, short answer, text question tool (TQT) designed to be used in World Wide Web-based courses or incorporated into hybrid Web/CD-ROM systems.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Evaluation