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E-Tester: A computer-based tool for auto-generated question and answer assessment

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Dreher, Heinz
Williams, Robert
Guetl, C.
Date
2005
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Conference Paper

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Dreher, Heinz and Williams, Robert and Guetl, Christian. 2005. : E-Tester: A computer-based tool for auto-generated question and answer assessment, in Richards, G. (ed), World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (E-Learn 2005), Oct 24 2005, pp. 2929-2936. Vancouver, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.
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Proceedings of E-Learn 2005: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education
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World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (E-Learn 2005)
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Curtin Business School
School of Information Systems
School
Centre for Extended Enterprises and Business Intelligence
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Copyright by AACE. Reprinted from the [World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2005 (E-Learn 2005), pp. 2929-2936, Vancouver, Canada, Oct 24 2005. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Vancouver, Canada.]

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Adaptive E-Learning systems are needed to efficiently support lifelong learning activities. To check goal attainment, learners need to take tests or assessment activities. Large efficiency gains may be made if the assessment and associated grading or evaluation process could be supported with adaptive systems sensitive to user parameters. Hand made tests are a time consuming and tiresome task. If the tests are hand scored there is the inevitability of either interrupting the learning whilst the assessment outcome is pending, or the danger of proceeding with the attempt at learning possibly unsuitable content. As a contribution to solving the problem stated so far we have designed the E-TESTER. In this paper we describe the implementation solution and its integration into the AdeLE system, point out the potential of the E-TESTER by an application example, and discuss the experiences of the prototype implementation.