Evaluation Systems in Online Environments

[EN] One of the biggest challenges of online teaching is student evaluation. With the students not being physically present, assessing their level of knowledge on a subject presents different challenges than those tradionally encountered in face-to-face teaching. In this paper we present an overview...

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Autores: Alegre, Ines, Berbegal-Mirabent, Jasmina
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV)
Repositorio:RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riunet.upv.es:10251/173012
Acceso en línea:https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/173012
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Higher Education
Learning
Educational systems
Teaching
Online
Evaluation systems
Exams
Cheating
Individual assessment
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Sumario:[EN] One of the biggest challenges of online teaching is student evaluation. With the students not being physically present, assessing their level of knowledge on a subject presents different challenges than those tradionally encountered in face-to-face teaching. In this paper we present an overview of different evaluation systems and reflect about its advantages and disadvantages when applying them in online environments.The most common evaluation systems: multiple-choice quizzes, open question exams, essays, projects and oral exams, are ranked depending on several criteria. Criteria include items that any professor should take into consideration such as easiness of design and preparation or difficulty of student cheating. The advantages and downsides of each evaluation system are presented and several mechanisms to mitigate the disatvanges of each method are proposed.This paper is helpful to professors and teachers, specially in the current situation where the Covid-19 pandemic has moved most high-education teaching online.