Abstract
In the Covid era, online and open-book assessments were forced on universities. While this was
intended to be a temporary and undesirable measure, several advantages of online, open-book
examinations became apparent. These include resource savings as examination papers do not
need to be printed, and the ease of sharing the scripts among a team of markers. This research
is on appropriate types of questions to include in such examinations. We first discuss a survey
of students and staff regarding their experience of online examination during the Covid
lockdown. We then consider online, open-book, timed examinations for a first-year mathematics
examination, and take-home, open-book, open-internet, untimed but set submission time
examination for two higher level applied statistics units. Our experience dictates that such
examinations are not only feasible but desirable. In particular, several graduate attributes for the
applied statistics units cannot be tested in a traditional, timed, closed-internet examination.
intended to be a temporary and undesirable measure, several advantages of online, open-book
examinations became apparent. These include resource savings as examination papers do not
need to be printed, and the ease of sharing the scripts among a team of markers. This research
is on appropriate types of questions to include in such examinations. We first discuss a survey
of students and staff regarding their experience of online examination during the Covid
lockdown. We then consider online, open-book, timed examinations for a first-year mathematics
examination, and take-home, open-book, open-internet, untimed but set submission time
examination for two higher level applied statistics units. Our experience dictates that such
examinations are not only feasible but desirable. In particular, several graduate attributes for the
applied statistics units cannot be tested in a traditional, timed, closed-internet examination.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Table Mountain Delta 2023 Proceedings |
Subtitle of host publication | The 14th Southern Hemisphere Conference on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics |
Editors | Anita L. Campbell, David Holgate, Batseba Mofolo- Mbokane |
Place of Publication | South Africa |
Publisher | University of Cape Town |
Pages | 25-37 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2024 |
Event | 14th Delta Conference on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics - University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 26 Nov 2023 → 1 Dec 2023 |
Conference
Conference | 14th Delta Conference on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics and Statistics |
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Country/Territory | South Africa |
City | Cape Town |
Period | 26/11/23 → 1/12/23 |