E-Assessment Systems and Online Learning with Adaptive Testing

In this paper we explain how a systematic approach to design Assessment as a Service on a cloud with SOA architecture can exploit add on functionalities like online learning with interactive assessment as a type of formative and integrative assessment for the learning process. The idea is realized by a system (computer based program) that systematically asks questions and leads the students towards knowledge construction and discovery. The system should be as simple as possible and intelligent enough to enable the realization of this idea. This online learning tool with adaptive testing uses software agents, where several strategies define the agent’s behavior. We observed that the strategy “3 correct answers in a row” performs the best.

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