BibTeX

@InProceedings{mahlow2010b,
  author = {Mahlow, Cerstin and Piotrowski, Michael and Fenske, Wolfram},
  title = {{A solid foundation: Why e-assessment should be based on a systematic
	typology of test items}},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference E-Learning 2010,
	Freiburg, Germany, July 26 -- 29, 2010},
  year = {2010},
  editor = {Nunes, Miguel B. and McPherson, Maggie},
  volume = {2},
  pages = {47-51},
  month = jul,
  publisher = {IADIS Press},
  abstract = {{The Bologna Process requires, besides other changes, more frequent
	assessment of students, both during and after modules. As e-learning
	and e-teaching scenarios already play important roles in many curricula,
	instructors are now starting to consider e-assessment as well. To
	enable automated evaluation, selected-response items are typically
	used in e-assessment. However, current e-assessment platforms offer
	only a limited and rather arbitrary selection of item types. This
	means that the decision on which item types to use in a test is often
	based on purely technical issues instead of pedagogical considerations.
	In this paper, we argue that both implementers and users of e-assessment
	platforms should abstract from current implementations and base the
	selection of item types for e-assessment on a sound typology of test
	items. This would allow instructors to choose the item types best
	suited for a test and it would allow implementers to generalize the
	test facilities of their systems, reducing maintenance and development
	costs. As an example, we outline Rütter's 1973 typology and discuss
	selected issues from the point of users and implementers of e-assessment.}},
  citeulike-article-id = {7538536},
  journal = {Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference E-Learning 2010},
  keywords = {assessment, elearning},
  location = {Freiburg i. Br.},
  posted-at = {2010-07-26 10:29:30},
  priority = {0}
}