Publication Type

Conference Proceeding Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

12-2020

Abstract

In response to the growing need to perform assessments online, we have developed a secure answer book, as well as a tool for automatically grading it for our course on spread- sheet modeling. We applied these techniques to a cohort of about 160 students who took the course last term. In this paper, we describe the design, implementation and the techniques employed to enhance both the security of the answer book and the ease, accuracy and consistency of grading. In addition, we summarize the experience and takeaways, both from the instructor and the student perspectives. Although the answer book and grading tool described may be specific to the course for which they were developed, many of their design principles may be extended to other courses and electronically submitted assignments.

Keywords

E-learning, Summative assessment, Automatic grading, Academic integrity, Online assignments, COVID-19

Discipline

Databases and Information Systems | Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Online and Distance Education

Research Areas

Data Science and Engineering

Publication

2020 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment, and Learning for Engineering, TALE 2020: Virtual, December 8-11: Proceedings

First Page

564

Last Page

569

ISBN

9781728169422

Identifier

10.1109/TALE48869.2020.9368490

Publisher

IEEE

City or Country

Piscataway, NJ

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1109/TALE48869.2020.9368490

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