Computer-based practical exams in an applied information technology course
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
International Society for Technology in Education
Faculty
Faculty of Education and Arts
School
School of Education / Centre for Schooling and Learning Technologies
RAS ID
15974
Abstract
Worldwide, fewer and fewer work tasks are done using paper and pen, yet most high-stakes assessment in schools continues to use this primitive technology. This paper reports on one component of a project investigating the use of digital technologies to facilitate assessment tasks for high-stakes summative purposes in senior secondary courses. It reports on how a computer-based production exam was implemented in 17 final-year secondary school classes for the Applied Information Technology course in Western Australia. Further, it compares the comparative pairs method of marking with a more traditional analytical method. The conclusion was that this digital form of assessment should replace the existing paper-based exam; however, it was less certain which method of marking should be applied.
DOI
10.1080/15391523.2013.10782606
Comments
Newhouse, C.P. (2013). Computer-based practical exams in an applied information technology course. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 45(3), 263-286. Available here