on-line exams : the good, the bad and … the ugly jacques raynauld, ph.d. hec-montréal maison des...

On-line exams : the good, the bad and …

the ugly

Jacques Raynauld, Ph.D.HEC-Montréal

Maison des technologiesUniversity of Montréal

Overview of the round-table

Genesis and organization of this round-table

Online exams : a quick overview• Some basic facts• They can be great …. (the good)• … but have some drawbacks (the bad)• The current practice at HEC-Montréal• The wireless challenge (the ugly)

Overview of the round-table

Discussion• The good : What is your current practice?• The bad : Are we using the laptop as often

as we should? Why not?• The ugly : Any tips or solutions for the

wireless challenge? Conclusion : assessment in a new

student-centered learning strategy

Genesis and organization of this round-table

Wake Forest ThinkTank 2001: how to increase the use of the laptop?

I use the laptop in my exam and the wireless could bring my pedagogy backwards

Your input is really important!

Basic facts

Open book exams philosophy The laptop is used as a tool Usually off line to avoid communication

between students Sometimes online at the end to submit

files (word, excel, spss, etc.) Special software can be used to control

the laptop for completely online exams (eg. quizzes)

Online exams : a quick overview

They can be great….(the good)

To align the assessment with the objectives of the courses

To design realistic assessment To avoid bad hand-writing! To automate the marking … if online

quizzes are used


but have some drawbacks (the bad)

How to manage technical problems during exams (equity, support, etc.)

Procedures for sending the electronic files at the end

Marking of electronic files!


The current practice at HEC-Montréal

20-25 exams exams every semesters (total of 100 courses)

5-7 required courses Mostly the laptop as a tool In my advanced macroeconomic

course, students build Excel files to answer the questions


The wireless challenge (the ugly)

Great for communication … but not so great for exams.

We have the following choices :• Back to pencil only exams• Forget about individual exams• Police the exams with seveve sanctions if

caught using the network• Find a technological solution• Adopt a strict code of honour … and pray!


The good !

Your current practices

Discussion

The bad!

Are we using the laptop as often as we should? Why not?

Discussion

The ugly

Any tips or suggestions for the wireless challenge

Discussion

The ugly

Any tips or suggestions for the wireless challenge

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Discussion

Conclusion

assessment in a new student-centered learning strategy

on-line exams : the good, the bad and … the ugly jacques raynauld, ph.d. hec-montréal maison des...

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