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PAVING THE WAY FOR E-ASSESSMENTS
RAVI CHANDRAN & JEFFERY TAY
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
DIGITAL REVOLUTION• Laptops got smaller and lighter
• Mobile computing
DIGITAL REVOLUTION• Connectivity
• 28.8K 2G 3G 4G
• Wireless B A G N C
THE ALWAYS CONNECTED STUDENT
THE ALWAYS CONNECTED STUDENT• What they do not do quite so much
• Write
• Think in black and white
• Who are they
• NEEDS their personal device and connectivity
• Wiling to try new technology
• Acclimate to technology easily
• Almost everything they do has an electronic footprint
• Typing
• Learning
• Socializing
• Planning/Scheduling
• …
ADOPTION OF CBT IN SCHOOLSFreie Universität Berlin
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CA Final Series3
National University of Singapore
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ADOPTION IN NUS – TOTAL USE BY TYPE (10 YEARS)
1. Reduction in human errors1. Remove answer ambiguity2. Remove human to system issues3. Reduce logistical issues
2. Immediate release of marks
3. Track students’ progress during semester and remediate where necessary
4. Simplicity, stability and user support are critical success factors for adoption
2006/2007
2007/2008
2008/2009
2009/2010
2010/2011
2011/2012
2012/2013
2013/2014
2014/2015
2015/20160
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CA Final Series3
As of 5 Nov 2015
ADOPTION IN NUS – TOTAL USE BY TYPE (2015) Tiered adoption implemented in NUS to ensure
adoption moves at the right pace per faculty
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 112015
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QuizExam
As of 5 Nov 2015
projection
Faculty Learning Partial Adoption
Full Adoption
Arts
Business
Dentistry
Design and Environment
Engineering
Law
Medicine
Nursing
Public Health
Science
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT• Move from PC Cluster to BYOD Unlimited scaling
• Facility redesign• Dedicated electrical point per student
• More locations in each faculty to conduct e-assessments
PEOPLE• Clearly define the goals, be realistic!
• Start small (non high-stakes!) and slowly scale up
• WIIFT (What’s in it for them?)
• Motivation and delegate control
• Treat them as your friend, not as a test subject
CHANGE MANAGEMENT• Introduce technology
• Mobile computing – tablets and touch screen
• Training and support
• FIRST impression must be good.
VARIETY OF VENDORS
BENEFITS OF CBT
Store questions securely so that they can be
reused in future
Question Bank Secure
Ensures device is secure for high stakes exams
Item Analysis
Accurately measure validity and difficulty of
question and answer choices
Student Reporting
Help students understand their
strength & weakness
Learning Outcome Reporting
Useful for accreditation, curriculum reform, and
to decrease fall out rates.
Grading Exams
Automatically grade exams and provide
feedback to students on their performance in
real-time
Blueprint Exams
Ensures faculty are testing students on
appropriate or proper concepts
Longitudinal Data
Track learning objectives and student progression over of the course of a semester, year, or any
timeframe
Rubrics
Ease of marking and greater transparency
during marking
“Cloud”
Centralized platform for ease of access
WHERE DO YOU GO FROM HERE?• Technology doesn’t rest, whats next?
Multiple form factors
Machine learning / Predictive
Remote proctoring
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