Authors:
Jose Manuel Azevedo
1
;
Ema Patrícia Oliveira
2
and
Patrícia Damas Beites
2
Affiliations:
1
Instituto Politécnico do Porto (ISCAP/IPP), Portugal
;
2
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Keyword(s):
E–assessment, Multiple-Choice Questions, Mathematics, Higher Education, Qualitative Data Analysis.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Computer-Supported Education
;
Educating the Educators
;
e-Learning
;
e-Learning Platforms
;
e-Learning Success Cases
;
Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
Abstract:
This paper presents a part of a global proposal aimed to create and put forward an e–assessment strategy using
tests with multiple–choice questions (MCQ) implemented in Moodle. This strategy was planned in order to
allow the use of continuous summative assessment in mathematics’ courses in a higher education institution,
in classes with a large number of students. The main goal of this work was to analyse how this procedure can
affect the teaching and learning processes. Changes in educational practices were ascertained using interviews
with teachers. It was found an improvement in the way teachers create questions as well as in teamwork
promotion. Furthermore, teachers reported that they pay more attention now on how they teach. Thus, the
implementation of this e–assessment approach can be considered successful, namely because it allowed an
adequate response to the main needs initially identified.