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Zeit: Montag, 28. Juni 2021, 14.00 Uhr Ort: https://rwth.zoom.us/my/b.kueppers?pwd=dDFyZkJvUDRFbFlFbnh0R3hQZVVRdz09

Referent: Bastian Küppers, M.Sc. IT Center / Learning Technologies Research Group

Thema: Development of a Framework for E-Assessment on Students’ Devices

Abstract:

In line with the general trend towards digitization, teaching at German universities is increasingly relying on digital elements, such as learning management systems or smartphone apps. This evolution is also taking place in exercises and practical courses associated with lectures. For example, it is quite common for students to use their own devices in programming exercises. However, examinations are not yet part of this development. The decision to continue writing exams on paper is often made based on reservations, most of which concern the fairness and reliability of e-assessment. In particular, students’ reservations, because they may feel responsible for a functioning device, are a major obstacle to the introduction of e-Assessment. It is therefore important to overcome these reservations, to be able to successfully implement e-assessment. In addition to reservations, financial reasons are often an obstacle. The acquisition and administration of a suitable IT infrastructure is expensive, both in terms of material costs and personnel costs. Since the majority of students already own devices that are potentially suitable for e-assessment, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is a possible solution to the financial aspect. However, a BYOD approach to e-assessment comes with new challenges that have to be tackled.

On the way to a solution that works in the previously described scenario, requirements engineering has been a vital part of the process. Therefore, students and teachers as well as official policies have been consulted to derive the requirements to a feasible BYOD approach to e-assessment. In addition to the found requirements, a threat model has been developed to identify additional requirements to the security of such an approach. Afterwards, a software framework was developed and implemented which fulfilled the gathered requirements. Finally, the software prototype was evaluated regarding functionality, usability, performance, and security. Beyond the software prototype, an organizational framework has been developed which covers (hardware) requirements for the institute of higher education as well as important organizational details for the conduction of electronic assessment.

In this talk, we discuss important key points of the research process and present the results of our work.

Es laden ein: die Dozentinnen und Dozenten der Informatik