ERIC Number: EJ1087780
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Mar
Pages: 8
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Benefits and Drawbacks of Computer-Based Assessment and Feedback Systems: Student and Educator Perspectives
Debuse, Justin C. W.; Lawley, Meredith
British Journal of Educational Technology, v47 n2 p294-301 Mar 2016
Providing students with high quality feedback is important and can be achieved using computer-based systems. While student and educator perspectives of such systems have been investigated, a comprehensive multidisciplinary study has not yet been undertaken. This study examines student and educator perspectives of a computer-based assessment and feedback system at undergraduate and postgraduate levels across a range of disciplines, course sizes and educator experience levels. The results suggest that students and educators may enjoy quality, efficiency and quantity benefits from such an approach, without the drawbacks of low personalisation and specificity identified within the literature. Time and effort are, however, required by educators for training and installation. Thus, workload and training allowances are recommended for practitioners, particularly for large courses where group assignments require highly personalised feedback.
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Educational Benefits, Teacher Attitudes, Computer Assisted Testing, Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Information Systems, Teaching Methods, Feedback (Response), Computer Uses in Education, Influence of Technology, Undergraduate Study, Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Undergraduate Students, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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