ONLINE EXAMINATION / COMPUTER BASED EXAMINATION

 

INTRODUCTION

 

     Over the years, the educational system has evolved great levels and the credit majorly goes to the technological advancements.  With the introduction of Learning Management Systems and smart classrooms, teachers have been given the power to make their teaching ecosystems more interactive and easy to track the overall progress.

 

     Similarly, the advent of the online examination system has also brought some huge advancements to the conventional assessment system.  It has made the comprehensive, accurate and instant.  Such technological evolution has not brought ease to the teachers/educators but also introduced a lot of benefits for the students and test- takers.

 

ONLINE EXAMINATION / COMPUTER BASED EXAMINATION

 

·      It is a technological term in which exams are taking place on computers instead of the traditional paper and pen based exam.

·      It will considerably replace the traditional paper and pen based exam in future.

·      Online examinations are conducted through the internet or in an internet.

·      It can be conducted either offline or online.  It is a modern method of taking exam.

·      Candidate is given a limited time to answer the questions and after the time expiry the answer paper is disabled automatically.

·      The examiner will evaluate answers, either through automated process or manually and the results will be sent to the candidates through email or made available in the web site.

·      It has based on quantitative approach and it is in the form of close and open ended questions and also structured form.  Eg: interviews, linked scale, opinions, remarks and option etc.

 

OBJECTIVE

§  Create a Web application to be used in place of old paper based user examination process.

§  Use ASP, NET and SQL Server technology to create strong and secured database connectivity.

§  Incorporate the server software within the code.

§  To test the Domain knowledge of the students, and employees with respect to the particular technology.

SCOPE

o   Online Examination Systems is designed for Educational Institutions like School, Colleges and Private Institutions to conduct logic tests.

o   Can be used anywhere any time as it is web based application.

o   No restriction that examiner has to be present when the candidate take the rest.

o   Easy to conduct surprise tests and generate quick results.

 

ADVANTAGES

v Environmentally friendly.

v Saves you Money.

v Saves time.

v Plugged into technology.

v More secure, less cheating.

v Its convenient.

 

DISADVANTAGES 

ü Challenges of tech.

ü Infrastructure problems.

ü Not all grading is the same.

ü Susceptible to cheating.

ü Group projects, Collaborative evaluations and Vocational examinations are difficult.

CONCLUSION

There are merits and demerits of an online examination systems, as mentioned above.  While technology continues to simplify processes for educational institutions , educationists and students, it has limitations however, choosing the right online examination platform can help you avert such drawbacks.  An easy-to-use, robust, secure examination platform with all the latest anti- cheating measures enables you to get credible results quicker.

 REFERENCE

Ø http://blog.mettl.com

Ø www.slideshare.net

Ø Cirruassessment.com

Ø Thinkexam.com

Ø www.eklavvya.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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