Transcript Using QuestionMark Perception to Develop Online

Online Assessment
Using Question Mark Perception
to develop Online Tests
Kirk Dowswell – Zayed University
Benefits of Online Assessment
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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
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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
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What does it do?
Question authoring
Publishing Assessments
Delivering assessments
Reporting on assessments
1. Question authoring
Use Question Manager to write questions
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 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 assessments
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
www.dialang.org
Any Questions?