e assessment
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I. Definition:
“In its broadest sense, e-assessment is the use of information technology for any assessment-related activity.”
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E-assessment
II. Background:Testing and technology :
-1935
-1970
- . . . ?
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III. Main uses
• CAA/CMA
• CBA
• WBT
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IV. Samples
A. Ready-made materials: a. English media lab
http://www.englishmedialab.com/beginnerquizzes.html
b. English learner http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/
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c. Teaching English http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/resources/quizzes
d. Using English
http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/
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B. Online quiz makers
a. Hotpotatoes; can be downloaded from: http://hotpot.uvic.ca/index.htm#downloads
Tutorial available at: http://hotpot.uvic.ca/wintutor6/tutorial.htm
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b. Using Easy testmaker http://www.easytestmaker.com/user/GetStarted.aspx#create_test
c. Closure http://clozure.trainingo2.net/
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V. Evaluation
Try out at least two of the samples above
(one from each category) and evaluate
them against the following checklist:
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Suggested checklist for evaluation
1. Is it free/shareware?
2. Is it easy to use/user-friendly?
3. Is is compatible with the Moroccan EFL context?
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4. What features does it offer?
5. Would it be suitable for any of the
alternative assessment types?
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VI. Additional resources
1. Creating quizzes through: -MS Word:http://www.internet4classrooms.com/msword_toolbar_format.htm -Excel:http://supportpcs.co.uk/index.php?
option=com_content&task=view&id=152&Itemid=30
2. The Compleat Lexical Tutor: http://www.lextutor.ca/cloze/
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3. Mobile study http://www.mobilestudy.org
4. Teach-nology
http://www.teach- nology.com/downloads/test/
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5. Quiz tree:
http://www.quiz-tree.com/English_smain.html
6. The Language Tester's Guide to Cyberspace; available at:
http://www.le.ac.uk/education/testing/ltrfile/cybertxt.html#tools
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7. More tools can be downloaded at:
http://quiz-maker.vista-files.org/
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Thank you for your attention!