scholarly journals A new approach to Computer-Based Examinations using word documents and spreadsheets

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 3319-3324
Author(s):  
Piyapong Khumrin ◽  
Ariyaphong Wongnoppavich ◽  
Khemmapop Boonploy ◽  
Volaluck Supajatura
Keyword(s):  
Data Management ◽  
Service Provider ◽  
Approval Process ◽  
Examination System ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Report System ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Computer Based Testing ◽  
Document Format ◽  
Word Document

This paper describes a new approach to computer based testing where lecturers submit questions via word document which is processed to produce an examination, with student results analyzed and reported in a spreadsheet. The overall process starts with lecturers sending question files in word document format via email to the service provider. The questions are passed through the approval process using the editing system and then transferred to the examination system. The examination system directly accesses information from the question files to create a test, which students complete by inserting their answers directly into the spreadsheet file. Finally, the data are analyzed using spreadsheet formulas and the report system sends the results to students' emails. The document based approach helps the system implementation to be simpler and well accepted by the users while consistent with organizational requirements of moving towards electronic data management.

Promoting positive washforward through personalised test feedback and other benefits: Piloting a computer-based testing system

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 235-244
Author(s):  
Elena A. M. Gandini ◽  
Tania Horák
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Testing System ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Test Feedback ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Computer Based Testing ◽  
The University ◽  
Future Learning ◽  
Personalised Feedback

AbstractThis contribution reports on the developing and piloting of a computer-based version of the test of English as a foreign language produced by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), where it is currently used for the admission of international students and the subsequent evaluation of their language progress. Among other benefits, computer-based testing allows for better and individualised feedback to both teachers and students, and it can provide a more authentic test experience in light of the current digital shift that UK universities are undergoing. In particular, the qualitative improvement in the feedback available for test-takers and teachers was for us a crucial factor. Providing students with personalised feedback, that is, directly linked to their performance, has positive washforward, because it means we can guide their future learning, highlighting the areas they need to work on to improve their language skills and giving them suggestions on how to succeed in academia. Furthermore, explaining the meaning of test results in detail improves transparency and ultimately washback, as teachers can use the more accessible marking criteria, together with information on how their students performed, to review plans and schemes of work for subsequent courses.

scholarly journals Evaluation and Validation of a Semiautomatic Image Analysis Method: Quantification of Nares Cell Proliferation of Rhinella arenarum (Anura) Detected with the Avidin-Biotin Complex/Peroxidase, DAB

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Javier Eduardo Diaz Zamboni ◽  
Daniela Osella ◽  
Enrique Valentín Paravani ◽  
Víctor Hugo Casco
Keyword(s):  
Gold Standard ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Image Features ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Image Characteristics ◽  
Microscopy Image ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Current Report

The current report presents the development and application of a novel methodological approach for computer-based methods of processing and analysis of proliferative tissues labeled by ABC-peroxidase method using 3, 3′-diaminobenzidine (DAB) as chromogen. This semiautomatic method is proposed to replace the classical manual approach, widely accepted as gold standard. Our method is based on a visual analysis of the microscopy image features from which a computational model is built to generate synthetic images which are used to evaluate and validate the methods of image processing and analysis. The evaluation allows knowing whether the computational methods applied are affected by the change of the image characteristics. Validation allows determining the method’s reliability and analyzing the concordance between the proposed method and a gold standard one. Additional strongness of this new approach is that it may be a framework adaptable to other studies made on any kind of microscopy.

scholarly journals Introducing Computer-Based Testing in High-Stakes Exams in Higher Education: Results of a Field Experiment

PLoS ONE ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. e0143616 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anja J. Boevé ◽  
Rob R. Meijer ◽  
Casper J. Albers ◽  
Yta Beetsma ◽  
Roel J. Bosker
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Field Experiment ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Computer Based Testing ◽  
High Stakes Exams
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