Computer Aided Assessment (CAA)
Computer aided assessment refers to assessments carried out using computers.
These assessments can be delivered online or offline and/or assments that are marked using computers.
Websites
The Computer Aided Assessment Centre provides some resources on CAA and some useful links to other CAA sites.
Journal articles
"A Multiple Choice Test that Rewards Partial Knowledge". Martin Bush. J of Further and Higher Education, vol 25, no 2, pp157-163. A brief paper that discusses some of the issues surrounding marking of MCQ sets.
Documents
A content-free example of multiple-choice question design. Also see this as a PowerPoint presentation on Phil Race's website. This wonderful example was apparently found by Roger Lewis in the early 1980's and included as an appendix in one of his books. The original source seems to be unknown.
Page last updated 2 April 2012