Computer Based Assessments

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As an IB teacher, I used computers a lot as all the kids and teachers in our school had a laptop with free Wi-Fi. In fact, that is when I realised the efficacy of technology in teaching. The boom has come due to the pandemic when we all had to move to technology for communication and teaching the kids at school. Although the phase is gone, and we are back to hybrid mode, I still see the value of computer-based assessments for my kids. There are many reasons for the same.

· It is an interactive platform with so many portals on internet that can be tapped into for learning and self-assessing.

· There is a better possibility of a personalised feedback to the kids that is possible through online mean and relationships are better.

· Communication between me and the kids is more that has improved engagement (Shute and Rahimi, 2017). For example, in a google classroom I can see their work, respond immediately and privately.

· With the use of AI based online assessments, I can adapt them to the needs of the students (Shute and Rahimi, 2017). This enhances individualization.

· Personally, I feel there is a lot of savings of paper leading to a sustainable life for us. I email the tasks to the students and they mail it back. If they work in groups then they can mail as a Google group.

· Group assessments with kids from other schools, states or countries are possible.

Overall, I would not say that computer-based assessments are the final call. However, with pen and paper assessments, they can be a good alternate tool to explore for its potential in personalized assessments.

References

Shute, V., & Rahimi, s. (2017). Review of computer-based

assessment for learning in elementary and secondary education. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 33., pp1-19. http://myweb.fsu.edu/vshute/pdf/jcal.pdf


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