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Direct linkPratap, Preethi; Salah, Joseph – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2004
Over the last decade, remote instruments have become widely used in astronomy. Educational applications are more recent. This paper describes a program to bring radio astronomy into the undergraduate classroom through the use of a remote research-grade radio telescope, the MIT Haystack Observatory 37 m telescope. We examine the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learning Experience, Laboratory Experiments, Astronomy
Development and Evaluation of Computer-Assisted Assessment in Higher Education in Relation to BS7988
Shephard, Kerry; Warburton, Bill; Maier, Pat; Warren, Adam – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2006
A university-wide project team of academic and administrative staff worked together to prepare, deliver and evaluate a number of diagnostic, formative and summative computer-based assessments. The team also attempted to assess the University of Southampton's readiness to deliver computer-assisted assessment (CAA) within the "Code of practice…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Environment, Information Technology, Computer Assisted Testing
