An automatic assessment system supporting computer science entrance examinations

Author

Aymerich, Francesco M. ; Dessì, Nicoletta ; Pes, Barbara ; Saba, Andrea

Author_Institution

Dept. of Math. & Comput. Sci., Cagliari Univ., Sardinia, Italy

fYear

2004

fDate

30 Aug.-1 Sept. 2004

Firstpage

657

Lastpage

659

Abstract

This paper describes a system to automate university entrance examinations involving several hundreds of candidates. Based on a client-server architecture, the system supports the random generation of multiple choice questionnaires and a large number of question libraries each covering a specific mathematical or logical topic. A user friendly interface is provided with graphical facilities allowing navigation through questions. Details of concrete experiences associated with computer science course entrance examinations are given and the results of a survey on students´ perception are also presented.

Keywords

automation; client-server systems; computer science; educational computing; user interfaces; automatic assessment system; client-server architecture; computer science course; computer science entrance examinations; university entrance examination automation; user friendly interface; Automatic testing; Certification; Computer architecture; Computer science; Feedback; Laboratories; Mathematics; Random number generation; System testing; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Learning Technologies, 2004. Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2181-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICALT.2004.1357611

Filename

1357611