In order to gain a deep insight into the needs and wishes of teachers and students, a needs survey on the topic of e-assessment was conducted in spring 2018.
A total of 210 people participated, including
- 31 professors
- 71 research colleagues
- 25 research assistants
- 55 students
- and 28 further persons
Results
- Various forms of e-assessment are still unknown.
- Across all status groups, there is a great desire to use e-assessment.
- The majority of respondents are open-minded or neutral about the topic.
- The advantages of electronic assessments depend on the status group: For students, flexibility of time and place plays the decisive role. For instructors, the expected time savings, faster announcement of results and improved readability of free-text assignments predominate.
- Measures to create organizational and technical prerequisites are seen as necessary.
- There is an increased need for information.
- The existing fears and the expressed risk factors can be adequately addressed through information and the use of modern methods and technologies.
- Each of the individual measures outlined in the e-assessment concept received majority support
Die folgenden vorgeschlagenen Maßnahmen ergeben sich aus der Auswertung der angegebenen Bedarfe und Wünsche der befragten Personen.
Organisatorische und technische Maßnahmen
Continuous technical support for the implementation
Personnel support for technical and organizational assistance
Central contact & continuous support of the examination rooms
Exam didactic and legal measures
Subject-related handouts on examination law
Exam didactics consulting
Contribution to quality assurance through automatic evaluation of exam questions
Service offer for the creation of competence-oriented digital exams
