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applications supporting self-preparation of students
through on-line testing. “The feedback provided
through tests helped students to recognize what they
needed to know, appreciate what they already knew
and understand, what they needed to do in order to
learn, and what they didn’t know” (Black and
William, 1998).
2 ON-LINE TESTING IN
VIRTUAL LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT WEBCT
WebCT, like all the other similar virtual learning
environments, offers tools enabling preparing
various kinds of tests with several types of test-
questions.
2.1 Three kinds of Tests in the WebCT
Environment
There are three kinds of on-line tests in the WebCT
environment in the option called Assessments:
Quizes, Self tests and Surveys.
The following text is a copy of the text written in
http://oliva.uhk.cz/webct/help.dowebct.
A quiz is an online test that students complete
and submit for marks. The marks are recorded
in Grade Book. You can use quizzes to assess
students’ performance in the course.
A survey is an online questionnaire that
students complete and submit anonymously. A
survey is not worth marks but will be recorded
as Complete in Grade Book after it is
submitted. You can use surveys to allow
students to give feedback or opinions.
A self test is an online test that students
complete and submit for marks so they can
assess their understanding of course material.
The marks are not recorded in Grade Book.
Remark: Grade Book is the WebCT tool that
serves to the teacher to view, enter, and manage
grades for students.
2.2 WebCT Test-questions
In the classical (non electronic) tests prepared to test
knowledge in natural science subjects there have
been used two main types of questions for years
(centuries); the type Calculated and the type
Multiple Choice. However, in the textbooks directed
to the foreign languages education there have been
used several other types of questions. These types
are available in the WebCT environment as well. Let
us introduce their list and short description.
Calculated: Students are presented with a
mathematical formula and must enter the
answer.
Combination Multiple Choice: Students are first
presented with a list of answers. They are then
presented with various combinations of those
answers and must select one of the
combinations as correct.
Fill in the Blank: Students are presented with a
question containing blanks and must provide
the missing text.
Jumbled Sentence: Students are presented with
a question containing blanks for which they
must provide the missing text by selected a
word or phrase from drop-down lists.
Matching: Students are presented with two lists
and must match terms in one list with terms or
definitions in the other list.
Multiple Choice: Students are presented with a
list of answers and must select one or more
answers as correct.
Paragraph: Students must answer the question
by entering multiple sentences.
Short Answer: Students must answer the
question by entering a brief response.
True False: Student must select whether the
statement is true or false.
All types of questions, except the type
Paragraph, can be checked automatically. Thus
students can see correct answers immediately after
sending solutions of all questions (except the type
Paragraph).
2.3 A Case Study: On-line Testing in
the WebCT Environment Prepared
for the Subject Graph Theory
As we have already mentioned in natural science
subjects above all the types Calculated and Multiple
Choice have been used. However, the other types of
question seemed to give a chance to solve tasks in an
enjoyable way. Therefore we tried to prepare for the
subject Graph Theory test-questions used the other
types as well. We were successful in it and some
examples are shown in the following figures 1 - 5.
It is very important that the WebCT environment
enables to include figures and tables within the
questions. Without this possibility it would be
unthought to create questions for the subject Graph
Theory based on images of graphs.
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