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Bennett, Sue; Dawson, Phillip; Bearman, Margaret; Molloy, Elizabeth; Boud, David – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
A wide range of technologies has been developed to enhance assessment, but adoption has been inconsistent. This is despite assessment being critical to student learning and certification. To understand why this is the case and how it can be addressed, we need to explore the perspectives of academics responsible for designing and implementing…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Computer Assisted Testing, Teacher Attitudes, Interviews
Mogey, Nora; Fluck, Andrew – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
It seems anachronistic that we expect students to handwrite essay examinations when almost all their other work is mediated by computer. Two universities, one in the UK and one in Australia, are exploring the use of computers in free text response examinations. This paper compares both the attitudes and the behaviours of their students concerning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handwriting, Computer Uses in Education, Essays
Angus, Simon D.; Watson, Judith – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2009
While a number of studies have been conducted on the impact of online assessment and teaching methods on student learning, the field does not seem settled around the promised benefits of such approaches. It is argued that the reason for this state of affairs is that few studies have been able to control for a number of confounding factors in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, College Students, Evaluation Methods
MacCann, Robert – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
A trial of pen-and-paper and online modes of a computing skills test was conducted for volunteer students of ages 15-16 in New South Wales, Australia. The tests comprised Matching, True/False and 4-option Multiple-Choice items. The aims were to determine whether gender, socio economic status (SES), or the type of item interacted with testing mode.…
Descriptors: Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing, Sex, Socioeconomic Status
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MacCann, Robert; Eastment, Benjamin; Pickering, Samantha – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2002
Describes a two-part study involving 14- to 15-year-old high school students in New South Wales (Australia) that compared two modes of responding to free response examination questions: by computer and by pen and paper. Discusses results of analysis of variance. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries