An academic perspective of assessment questions bank

There are several electronic assessment systems being used in institutions of higher education (HE), especially in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institutions. Some of these institutions built their assessment system into their institution’s Virtual Learning Environments (VLE). Most of these...

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Main Authors: Mansor Fadzil, Siti Aishah Hashim Ali, Marlina Mahadzir, M. Fauzi Hassan
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Published: 2014
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author Mansor Fadzil,
Siti Aishah Hashim Ali,
Marlina Mahadzir,
M. Fauzi Hassan,
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Marlina Mahadzir,
M. Fauzi Hassan,
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description There are several electronic assessment systems being used in institutions of higher education (HE), especially in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institutions. Some of these institutions built their assessment system into their institution’s Virtual Learning Environments (VLE). Most of these assessment systems are for general purposes where assessment questions are in the form of simple multiple choice question (MCQ) or short-answer questions. In practice, these types of assessment questions do not match many of the current learning requirements and learning outcomes. The concept of an assessment question bank that can be used by academics to share assessment content within or across an institution is not new, but the advancement of technology and technical developments now have made such a repository realizable than ever before. A question bank is now a specialized repository that can be accessed via a web interface for platform independence. The use of technology in developing the question bank provides much relief for the chores associated with preparing assessments, which in turn enhances the quality of the questions and improves the quality of the assessments. This paper presents the experience of Open University Malaysia (OUM) in developing its own Question Bank (QBank). This QBank system is designed to help the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who need to develop, classify and store their assessment such as MCQ and essay-type exam questions. This software is integrated with the OUM’s Virtual Learning Environments (myVLE) in order to allow easier and wider access to the SMEs and faculty. (Abstract by author)
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spelling oai:eprints.oum.edu.my:9412014-04-02T07:02:14Z An academic perspective of assessment questions bank Mansor Fadzil, Siti Aishah Hashim Ali, Marlina Mahadzir, M. Fauzi Hassan, LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education There are several electronic assessment systems being used in institutions of higher education (HE), especially in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institutions. Some of these institutions built their assessment system into their institution’s Virtual Learning Environments (VLE). Most of these assessment systems are for general purposes where assessment questions are in the form of simple multiple choice question (MCQ) or short-answer questions. In practice, these types of assessment questions do not match many of the current learning requirements and learning outcomes. The concept of an assessment question bank that can be used by academics to share assessment content within or across an institution is not new, but the advancement of technology and technical developments now have made such a repository realizable than ever before. A question bank is now a specialized repository that can be accessed via a web interface for platform independence. The use of technology in developing the question bank provides much relief for the chores associated with preparing assessments, which in turn enhances the quality of the questions and improves the quality of the assessments. This paper presents the experience of Open University Malaysia (OUM) in developing its own Question Bank (QBank). This QBank system is designed to help the Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) who need to develop, classify and store their assessment such as MCQ and essay-type exam questions. This software is integrated with the OUM’s Virtual Learning Environments (myVLE) in order to allow easier and wider access to the SMEs and faculty. (Abstract by author) 2014-02-14 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/941/1/library-document-941.pdf Mansor Fadzil, and Siti Aishah Hashim Ali, and Marlina Mahadzir, and M. Fauzi Hassan, (2014) An academic perspective of assessment questions bank. In: Widyatama International Seminar (WIS) 2014, 14-15 Feb 2014, Bali, Indonesia. (Submitted) https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/941/
spellingShingle LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
Mansor Fadzil,
Siti Aishah Hashim Ali,
Marlina Mahadzir,
M. Fauzi Hassan,
An academic perspective of assessment questions bank
title An academic perspective of assessment questions bank
title_full An academic perspective of assessment questions bank
title_fullStr An academic perspective of assessment questions bank
title_full_unstemmed An academic perspective of assessment questions bank
title_short An academic perspective of assessment questions bank
title_sort academic perspective of assessment questions bank
topic LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
url https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/941/