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What have examinations got to do with computers in education?
Author(s) -
Harding R.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of computer assisted learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.583
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-2729
pISSN - 0266-4909
DOI - 10.1046/j.0266-4909.2001.00187.x
Subject(s) - formative assessment , syllabus , information and communications technology , mathematics education , project commissioning , computer assisted instruction , computer science , field (mathematics) , learning styles , multimedia , publishing , psychology , world wide web , mathematics , political science , pure mathematics , law
Courseware, i.e. computer based learning materials, usually includes some self‐assessment for formative assessment. Insufficient attention has been paid, however, to the link between formal assessment and use of courseware: teachers and learners focus on examination syllabuses. Examinations bodies can use only the simplest forms of ICT‐based assessment (objective or multiple choice tests) until learners are familiar with newer styles. This problem can be addressed on several fronts: with new ICT styles of tests, by developing websites supporting learners and teachers, by conducting field trials using computers under examination conditions and by commissioning new types of examination questions built around online interactive simulations.