TY - GEN
T1 - Assessing Database Development Skills using an On-line MCQ
T2 - 7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances, HEAd 2021
AU - Lang, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021. International Conference on Higher Education Advances. All rights reserved.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This paper reports on the experiences of assessing a large postgraduate module in Database Systems using an on-line MCQ test under COVID-19 conditions with no remote proctoring. While the technology and the "higher order thinking" assessment worked well, analysis of response patterns suggested that, despite the use of randomised questions, time pressure and an honour pledge, a substantial number of students formed mini-networks during the test and colluded with each other to discuss the answers. No differences by gender or age were observed as regards tendency to engage in this behaviour, and domestic students were just as likely as international students to do it. Notably, domestic and international students seemed to stay apart, colluding almost exclusively with others of their own nationality.
AB - This paper reports on the experiences of assessing a large postgraduate module in Database Systems using an on-line MCQ test under COVID-19 conditions with no remote proctoring. While the technology and the "higher order thinking" assessment worked well, analysis of response patterns suggested that, despite the use of randomised questions, time pressure and an honour pledge, a substantial number of students formed mini-networks during the test and colluded with each other to discuss the answers. No differences by gender or age were observed as regards tendency to engage in this behaviour, and domestic students were just as likely as international students to do it. Notably, domestic and international students seemed to stay apart, colluding almost exclusively with others of their own nationality.
KW - Academic integrity
KW - MCQ tests
KW - culture
KW - database systems
KW - on-line examinations
KW - plagiarism
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85128410441
U2 - 10.4995/HEAd21.2021.13087
DO - 10.4995/HEAd21.2021.13087
M3 - Conference Publication
T3 - International Conference on Higher Education Advances
SP - 439
EP - 446
BT - HEAd 2021 - 7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances
PB - Universidad Politecnica de Valencia.
Y2 - 22 June 2021 through 23 June 2021
ER -