Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: Undergraduate students often find it difficult to manage curriculum. Engineering\ncourses often require student to solve assignments and take in-class exams throughout the\nsemester that include solving complex practical applications which can be challenging,\none of the reasons being the time constraints. Additionally, the use of computers to solve\nthe real-world problems during in-class exams is demanding due to its set-up cost and\naccommodation of large number of students at the same time. This thesis describes the\nstudy of a large engineering class using a non-conventional testing method. Student\nperformance was evaluated using online testing modules with a stringent passing\ncriterion and the tests could be taken multiple times. The questions for each testing\nattempt was pulled from a huge database so that students received a new question every\ntime. Student survey results indicated that most favored the online testing assessment\nmethod. Our results show that students learned from their mistakes and their performance\nimproved by taking the test multiple times. We compared the performance of students on\nthe traditional assessment who took the course in the previous semester with the\nperformance of student on the online testing module. Our analysis shows that the students\nearned better grades using the online tests than the students in their in-class exams. The\nonline assessment method could be useful in the large engineering courses that are\nfocused on formula-based curriculum.
Author: Vrishtee Rane
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
Funder: Iowa State University
OpenAlex ID: W2968614999