This work starts with a brief overview of education in developing countries, to contextualise the use of the guidelines. Although this document is intended to be a practical tool, it is necessary to include some theoretical analysis of the concept of online assessment. This is given in Sections 3 and 4, together with the identification and…

This guide is designed to assist prospective examinees in preparing for the certification/registration examination of the Medical Library Association (MLA). The format of the examination and the types of questions to be found on the examination are discussed, and suggestions for test preparation are provided. Several practice "mini"…

In quantitative courses, examinations measure a small portion of the students' subject mastery, and grading is difficult. Take-home examinations test more but their development is difficult. Computer assisted test construction, where a computer generates random data within relative constraints for preprogrammed examination questions, is proposed…