This document provides information about assessment and the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in assessment. It discusses how ICT has changed the teaching and learning process and led to more learner-centric online examinations. It describes different types of ICT-based assessment including computer-assisted assessment using tools like optical mark reading and adaptive testing. Both the advantages and disadvantages of these ICT-based assessment methods are summarized.

1. WELCOME

2. Presented to
Mr. Ajas.S
M.Ed. Dept.
F.M.T.C.
Pallimukku
Presented by
Soorya Raj
I Sem. M.Ed
F.M.T.C
Pallimukku

3. ICT
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY

5. – Information and communication technologie is an umbrella term that includes all technologies for the
manipulation and communication of information.
– ICT considers all the uses of digital technology that already exists to help individuals, business and
organization.
– Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has greatly changed the teaching-learning process
both at school and higher education level.
– ICT has not only changed the instructional system but the examination and evaluation system is also
being influenced to a great extent.
– In the recent years several innovative initiatives have taken place in the field of examination and
evaluation.
– Online assessment is now very common all over the world.
– Online examination make the assessments and evaluation system learner centric as it can be
conducted when the candidate is ready, rather than at the convenience of the system.

6. ASSESSMENT
– It is the process of identifying, gathering and
interpreting information about students' learning.
– It involves using wide variety of methods and tools
to evaluate, measure, and document the student
learning.
– It basically helps one to improve learning and also
set direction for ongoing teaching and learning
process.

7. ICT Based Assessment
– Use of ICT in assessment involves the use of digital devices to assist in the construction, delivery, storage or
reporting of student assessment tasks, responses, grades or feedback.
– Teachers can use computers to construct their assessment tasks, to deliver these tasks to relevant students
and to record and provide feedback and grades to these students
– It can be used to test many different capabilities and skills that are developed by students.
– In many disciplines laboratory equipment can be manipulated remotely and students can undertake real time
physical performances that are able to be recorded and used for assessment purposes.
– Technology-enhanced learning environments, tools and systems recreate learning situations which require
complex thinking, problem-solving and collaboration strategies and thus allow for the development of generic
skills.
– These environments allow learners and teachers to assess performance, understand mistakes and learn from
them.
– We are quickly approaching the stage where our imaginations will be the limiting factor in designing e-
assessment tasks.

8. Computer Assissted Assessment
– Computer-assisted assessment refers to the use of computers to assess students learning and
performance.
– It is a term that covers all forms of assessments, delivered with the help of computers.
– It may be either online or offline,
– some are marked with the aid of computers using Optical Mark Reading (OMR).
– it helps students to discover whether they have learned what the educator intended and provide
timely feedback.
– It can be summative, with limited feedback typically being given at the end of a course and serving
to grade and categorize the student's work. I
– It can also be diagnostic, e.g. by testing for pre-knowledge.

9. Advantages
– Computer assisted testing is more likely to be objective
testing; testing that can be marked objectively and thus
offers high reliability
– The benefit is that the tests can be marked quickly and easily,
and adapted to meet a wide range of learning outcomes.

10. Disadvantages
– It is usually associated with testing knowledge and skills rather than conceptual
understanding, because of the frequent use of multiple choice questions (MCQ)
formatting
– MCQ is believed to test at a lower level of understanding when related to Bloom's
Taxonomy
– Construction of good objective tests requires skill and practice and so is initially time
consuming;
– Hardware and software must be carefully monitored to avoid failure during
examinations;
– Security issues can be a problem in web-based CAA
– Students require adequate IT skills and experience of the assessment type.

11. Computer Adaptive Test
– One of the recent advancements in assessment
– It add a great deal of efficiency to the testing process.
– Depending on the student's responses, the software will automatically adjust the level of
difficulty of the questions it poses
– after a number of correct answers, it will move on to harder items
– If there is too many incorrect responses, it will move back to easier ones
– it include items from previous test content
– allows measurement of a very wide distribution of knowledge and skills from below grade level
to far above it
– It might exist in any given class or testing group.

12. CAT Components
– Calibrated item pool
– Starting point or entry level
– Item selection algorithm
– Scoring procedure
– Termination criterion

13. – Calibrated item pool
– A pool of items must be available for the CAT to choose from
– Starting point
– In CAT, items are selected based on the examinee's performance up to a given point in the
test.
– Item selection algorithm
– CAT has an estimate of examinee ability, it is able to select an item that is most appropriate
for that estimate
– Scoring procedure
– After an item is administered, the CAT updates its estimate of the examinee's ability level
– Termination criterion
– The CAT algorithm is designed to repeatedly administer items and update the estimate of
examinee ability

14. Advantages
– It can provide uniformly precise scores for most test-takers.
– It can typically be shortened by 50% and still maintain a higher level of precision
than a fixed version.
– Test-takers do not waste their time attempting items that are too hard or trivially
easy.
– Like any computer-based test, adaptive tests may show results immediately after
testing.

15. Disadvantages
– The first issue encountered in CAT is the calibration of the item pool.
– Although adaptive tests have exposure control algorithms to prevent overuse
of a few items, the exposure conditioned upon ability is often not controlled.
– In a CAT with a time limit it is impossible for the examinee to accurately budget
the time one can spend on each test item and to determine if he/she is on pace
to complete a timed test section.

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