Blueprint for Computer-assisted Assessment

✍ Scribed by Joanna Bull, Colleen McKenna

• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 219
• Edition: 1st
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The rapid development and integration of computer-assisted assessment (CAA) in mainstream post-compulsory educational institutions today make this an exciting and invaluable reference text. It provides a practical, research-based guide on a subject that is becoming increasingly important as educational assessment changes and grows.The book addresses theory and practice, offering a comprehensive evaluation of many key aspects of CAA such as: * question and test design, scoring and analysis, and feedback and integration with other assessment methods the role of CAA in feedback processes wider use of technology to support and enhance assessment* technical, operational and support issues.The authors present a lucid,balanced analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of CAA. This text will appeal to all those involved in higher or further education who wish to model their CAA systems on the best practice available.

✦ Table of Contents

Preliminaries......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 10
List of abbreviations......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
1 Computer-assisted assessment......Page 18
2 Contexts forCAA......Page 27
3 Objective tests......Page 36
4 Writing questions......Page 46
5 Feedback......Page 69
6 Scoring and analysing objective tests......Page 80
7 Constructing tests......Page 100
8 Beyond objective testing......Page 109
9 CAAtechnologies......Page 119
10 Operational, technical and support issues......Page 132
11 Evaluation......Page 152
Conclusion......Page 160
References......Page 163
Index......Page 218