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Smolinsky, Lawrence; Marx, Brian D.; Olafsson, Gestur; Ma, Yanxia A. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2020
Computer-based testing is an expanding use of technology offering advantages to teachers and students. We studied Calculus II classes for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics majors using different testing modes. Three sections with 324 students employed: paper-and-pencil testing, computer-based testing, and both. Computer tests gave…
Descriptors: Test Format, Computer Assisted Testing, Paper (Material), Calculus
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Jones, Ian; Alcock, Lara – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
Peer assessment typically requires students to judge peers' work against assessment criteria. We tested an alternative approach in which students judged pairs of scripts against one another in the absence of assessment criteria. First year mathematics undergraduates (N?=?194) sat a written test on conceptual understanding of multivariable…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Alternative Assessment, Undergraduate Students
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers