Questionmark vs Blackboard for online tests
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An update on my place of work's use of Questionmark software, for the London Blackboard User Group community.
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Questionmark vs Blackboard for online tests
- Questionmark Ian Gardner Blackboard London User Group Dec 2011
- Background • London BUG July 2010 A number of issues lead to Questionmark trial Authoring Delivery Reporting Scalability
- What is Questionmark? Purpose built eAssessment tool: • Perception – Authoring – Scheduling – Delivery – Reporting • ‘OnDemand’ and mobile services
- Our experience Pros Cons Has proven stable and scalable Building block did not match with our workflow/processes* Mobile delivery options available Some issues with browser/OS consistency Authoring/editing options fairly intuitive Not yet entirely browser based** and include quality control measures Vastly superior graphical reports available A new tool for tutors and administrators through admin UI including assessment to learn (leading to some questions over quality measures*** ownership) Roadmap looks good including adaptive testing****
- Any questions? Twitter: @iangardnergb LinkedIn: igardner Slideshare: IanGardner for presentation and additional notes
Editor's Notes
- Short presentation updating the group on the use of Questionmark.
- - When presented at July 2010 meeting had decided to trial QM due to limitations of Blackboard including (from 2010 presentation):Authoring issues – interface, speed, multi versions for different students/time limits, pool manager and question manager not intuitive, MS Word copying issues. Author according to test not by question so sharing difficult.Delivery – crashes require manual reset, adding scores together, email correspondence, stress to student, staff time.BB crashed with the high numbers attempting.If problem with a test cannot change easily change a question.Reporting issues – GradeCentre crashes, limitations of reports, cannot do a good question by question analysis.Overall – scalability issues leading to a lack of confidence in using for large numbers.Reasons for choosing Questionmark included availability of building block.
- Brief explanation of core Questionmark components, four areas with key improvements over Blackboard.Impressive list of clients (from HSBC to a number of universities) and, seemingly, still growing.
- Some details of our experiences* However, LTI option looks like it might. Having a central admin or two do a lot of the work not how we have run other learning technologies.** Moving away from use of desktop application which we have had some issues with in terms of port/firewall restrictions. Version 6 of QM should no longer require the desktop application (due summer 2012).*** Reports include question quality indicators but also information such as IP address of participants. Have launched new ‘analytics’ strand with various new reports.**** Whilst Blackboard SP6 improved assessment considerably they still seem to be some way behind Questionmark. Adaptive testing in this context being the release of question depending on the success of a previous question.
- Please contact me for any queries.