Combining feedback and assessment via Web-based homework

• Published in: Campus-wide information systems Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 24 - 26
• Main Authors: Hall, Randall W., Butler, Leslie G., Kestner, Neil R., Limbach, Patrick A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford MCB UP Ltd 01-03-1999; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Answer Keys; Chemistry; Class size; College professors; Computers; Departments; Distance learning; Education; Educational technology; Feedback; Grading; Homework; Internet; Online instruction; Organic Chemistry; Radio; Science Curriculum; Software packages; State Schools; State Universities; Statistical Analysis; Students; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Word Processing; World Wide Web; Feedback; Homeworking; Internet
• ISSN: 1065-0741; 2056-4880; 2054-5576; 2056-4899
• DOI: 10.1108/10650749910260370

Multiple choice homework, including feedback on each incorrect answer, is administered over the Web using an in-house program. The large enrollments in lower division courses hinder the use of homework without the aid of a computer for grading, recording, and reporting. The current system permits faculty to create assignments using only a word processor, which allows the facile inclusion of symbols, pictures, and other non-textual information. This is particularly important in science classes, where such material is a major part of any assignment. The system includes security measures, and reports scores back to instructors in a form which can be easily included into a spreadsheet.