Assessment survey

This survey is about the use of different assessment methods in Computing courses and attitudes towards the use of computer-aided assessment. The results of this survey will be used to inform the results of the "How shall we assess this?" working group on assessment techniques at ITiCSE 2003. We would appreciate it if you would take a few minutes to fill in this questionnaire.

About you:

This survey is for statistical purposes only, and will not be analysed with respect to individuals, institutions or geographical areas. However, we would like you to specify your gender, country and teaching experience, and you may also provide the name of your institution and/or email address if you wish.

Your gender: Male Female
Country:
Teaching experience (years):
Institution (optional):
Email address (optional):

Assessment:

Questions in this section relate to a specific course that you teach or is currently taught within your department. By "course", we mean an assessable unit of teaching (known variously as "units", "subjects" or "modules" in some institutions). If you wish to provide information about more than one course, please feel free to fill in multiple copies of this survey!

Course topic:
(Please pick the topic that is the closest match to the course that you teach, or choose "other" if there isn't any suitable topic)


If "other", please specify:

Course level:
The questions in this grid relate to assessments associated with the course above. Please fill in as many columns as are relevant, whether they relate to separate assessment tasks or to different aspects of a single assessment task.
Kind of assessment task:
Essay
Other written exercise
Practical work
Closed-book exam
Open-book exam
In-class test
Presentation
Other
Assessment type Formative (i.e. for feedback purposes)
Summative (i.e. for grading purposes)
Exercise type Fixed set of questions
Choice of questions
Individually tailored questions
Group work
Aspects of learning covered Remembering
Understanding
Application
Problem-solving (synthesis)
Evaluation
Submission mechanism Manual
Electronic
Marking techniques used Manual
Part manual, part electronic
Fully electronic
Peer assessed
By interview
To what extent is plagiarism a problem? Not at all
Minor problem
Moderate problem
Major problem
Don't know
Kind of assessment task:
Essay
Other written exercise
Practical work
Closed-book exam
Open-book exam
In-class test
Presentation
Other

What steps (if any) do you take to detect and/or prevent plagiarism?

Computer-Aided Assessment:

Do you have any experience (past or present) of using online learning environments?
Yes
No
If so, which?

Have you ever used computer-aided assessment?
No
Yes, a little
Yes, a lot

Is computer-aided assessment used within your department?
No
Yes, a little
Yes, a lot

Would you use computer-aided assessment if (please tick as many boxes as are relevant):
You had to create the test and computerise it yourself
You had to create the test and someone else would computerise it
Someone else would create the test and computerise it

The grid below relates to your perceptions of computer-aided assessment (CAA). Please complete it even if you have no experience of using CAA.

 
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly agree
CAA has fewer security risks than manual assessment
CAA is more time-consuming than manual assessment
CAA reduces marking time
It is possible to test higher-order learning using CAA
CAA offers greater objectivity in marking
CAA allows students to work at their own pace and more flexibly
The use of CAA makes students more anxious
CAA improves the immediacy of feedback to students
CAA improves the quality of feedback to students
CAA disadvantages special-needs students

What do you perceive as the advantages of CAA?

What do you perceive as the disadvantages of CAA?

When using CAA, do you consider it important to be able to share and swap questions and exercises with others?
No
Yes, with other institutions within the same country
Yes, with other institutions in other countries

Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey!

The results will be available at the working group webpage in early July 2003.