Mobile assessment: state of the art

New developments in assessment utilizing mobile devices contribute to an ongoing evolution in the context of m-learning. This chapter begins with a brief overview of the computerized assessment procedures that led to mobile assessment. It then defines mobile assessment and its pedagogy and explains relevant design issues and the implementing technologies. Then it describes the main mobile assessment practices used today, as well as their affordances and constraints. This chapter may serve as a useful reference for developers, teachers, trainers, educational administrators, researchers, and others with an interest in mobile assessment.

[1]  Gwo-Jen Hwang,et al.  Research trends in mobile and ubiquitous learning: a review of publications in selected journals from 2001 to 2010 , 2011, Br. J. Educ. Technol..

[2]  Jeremy Roschelle,et al.  The Role of Research on Contexts of Teaching Practice in Informing the Design of Handheld Learning Technologies , 2004 .

[3]  E. Scornavacca,et al.  TXT-2-LRN: improving students' learning exper ience in the classroom through interactive SMS , 2007, 2007 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'07).

[4]  Ina Treadwell,et al.  The usability of personal digital assistants (PDAs) for assessment of practical performance , 2006, Medical education.

[5]  Anastasios A. Economides,et al.  Evaluation of Computer Adaptive Testing Systems , 2007, Int. J. Web Based Learn. Teach. Technol..

[6]  Anastasios A. Economides,et al.  Game-based learning using MANETs , 2007 .

[7]  P. Black,et al.  Assessment and Classroom Learning , 1998 .

[8]  Richard J. Anderson,et al.  Experiences with a tablet PC based lecture presentation system in computer science courses , 2004, SIGCSE '04.

[9]  Daniel Churchill,et al.  Educational affordances of PDAs: A study of a teacher's exploration of this technology , 2008, Comput. Educ..

[10]  David S. Ebert,et al.  Development of a mobile user interface for image-based dietary assessment , 2010, MUM.

[11]  Nipan Maniar.  M-learning to teach university students , 2007 .

[12]  Inmaculada Plaza,et al.  State of the art of frameworks and middleware for facilitating mobile and ubiquitous learning development , 2011, J. Syst. Softw..

[13]  Adem Karahoca,et al.  Is SMS still alive for education: Analysis of educational potentials of SMS technology? , 2011, WCIT.

[14]  Nadire Cavus,et al.  Mobile system for flexible education , 2011, WCIT.

[15]  Norshuhada Shiratuddin,et al.  Towards Developing Mobile Game-Based Learning Engineering Model , 2009, 2009 WRI World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering.

[16]  G. D. Chen,et al.  Ubiquitous learning website: Scaffold learners by mobile devices with information-aware techniques , 2008, Comput. Educ..

[17]  Alf Inge Wang,et al.  An Evaluation of a Mobile Game Concept for Lectures , 2008, 2008 21st Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training.

[18]  Haitham A. El-Ghareeb,et al.  A Service Oriented Architecture To Integrate Mobile Assessment In Learning Management Systems , 2008 .

[19]  Robert J. Kauffman,et al.  Making the ‘MOST’ out of RFID technology: a research agenda for the study of the adoption, usage and impact of RFID , 2007, Inf. Technol. Manag..

[20]  Irene Luque Ruiz,et al.  Use of NFC-based Pervasive Games for Encouraging Learning and Student Motivation , 2011, 2011 Third International Workshop on Near Field Communication.

[21]  Holger R. Maier.  Student participation in lectures using mobile phones , 2009 .

[22]  Mike Sharples,et al.  Towards a Theory of Mobile Learning , 2005 .

[23]  Roger Bateman,et al.  Smartphones Give You Wings: Pedagogical Affordances of Mobile Web 2.0 , 2010 .

[24]  Hokyoung Ryu,et al.  Designing Learning Activities with Mobile Technologies , 2009 .

[25]  Giasemi N. Vavoula,et al.  Literature Review in Mobile Technologies and Learning , 2004 .

[26]  Lester Gilbert,et al.  IMS QTIEngine on Android to Support Mobile Learning and Assessment , 2010 .

[27]  John Traxler,et al.  Defining mobile learning , 2005 .

[28]  Anastasios A. Economides,et al.  CAT-MD: Computerized Adaptive Testing on Mobile Devices , 2008, Int. J. Web Based Learn. Teach. Technol..

[29]  Neil P. Morris,et al.  Podcasts and Mobile Assessment Enhance Student Learning Experience and Academic Performance , 2010 .

[30]  Gregg Orr.  A Review of Literature in Mobile Learning: Affordances and Constraints , 2010, 2010 6th IEEE International Conference on Wireless, Mobile, and Ubiquitous Technologies in Education.

[31]  Anastasios A. Economides,et al.  Wireless Technology in Educational System , 2003 .

[32]  Anastasios A. Economides.  Adaptive Feedback Characteristics in CAT , 2006 .

[33]  Christian Guetl,et al.  Supporting self-regulated learners with formative assessments using automatically created QTI-questions , 2011, 2011 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON).

[34]  Anastasios A. Economides.  Context-Aware Mobile Learning , 2008, WSKS.

[35]  Toni L. Doolen,et al.  A usability comparison of PDA-based quizzes and paper-and-pencil quizzes , 2005, Comput. Educ..

[36]  William R. Penuel,et al.  Portable Assessment Authoring: using handheld technology to assess collaborative inquiry [1] , 2003 .

[37]  Kimberle Koile,et al.  Improving learning in CS1 via tablet-PC-based in-class assessment , 2006, ICER '06.

[38]  Keith Cheverst,et al.  UTILIZING CONTEXT HISTORY TO PROVIDE DYNAMIC ADAPTATIONS , 2004, Appl. Artif. Intell..

[39]  Anastasios A. Economides,et al.  Adaptive Mobile Learning , 2006, 2006 Fourth IEEE International Workshop on Wireless, Mobile and Ubiquitous Technology in Education (WMTE'06).

[40]  Davinia Hernández Leo,et al.  QuesTInSitu: From tests to routes for assessment in situ activities , 2011, Comput. Educ..

[41]  Jill A. Marshall,et al.  Classroom Response Systems: A Review of the Literature , 2006 .

[42]  Ruth E. Anderson,et al.  Experiences with a tablet PC based lecture presentation system in computer science courses , 2004 .

[43]  Elliot Soloway,et al.  Design guidelines for learner-centered handheld tools , 2004, CHI '04.

[44]  Robin Kay,et al.  A strategic assessment of audience response systems used in higher education , 2009 .

[45]  Gwo-Jen Hwang,et al.  A Decision Tree Approach to Conducting Dynamic Assessment in a Context-Aware Ubiquitous Learning Environment , 2008, Fifth IEEE International Conference on Wireless, Mobile, and Ubiquitous Technology in Education (wmute 2008).

[46]  Michael Stefanone,et al.  The Effects of Wireless Computing in Collaborative Learning Environments , 2001, Int. J. Hum. Comput. Interact..

[47]  Anastasios A. Economides,et al.  The design and evaluation of a computerized adaptive test on mobile devices , 2008, Comput. Educ..

[48]  Soulakshmee D. Nagowah,et al.  A mobile framework for formative assessment for first year students , 2010, 2010 3rd International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology.

[49]  José Ramón Hilera,et al.  An experiment for improving students performance in secondary and tertiary education by means of m-learning auto-assessment , 2010, Comput. Educ..

[50]  Mike Carbonaro,et al.  Print this Meridian Article A Survey of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) use in a Middle School Environment: Perceptions of Teachers, Parents and Students , 2006 .

[51]  Tzu-Yu Lin,et al.  Dynamic Assessment of Fieldwork , 2009 .

[52]  Jan-Willem Strijbos,et al.  Assessment of (Computer-Supported) Collaborative Learning , 2011, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies.

[53]  Joan Lu,et al.  Mobile Exam System – MES:Architecture for Database Management , 2011 .

[54]  Rui Neves Madeira,et al.  Development of a mobile learning framework for an analog electronics course , 2010, IEEE EDUCON 2010 Conference.

[55]  Anastasios A. Economides,et al.  Adaptive context-aware pervasive and ubiquitous learning , 2009 .

[56]  Joseph Krajcik,et al.  Log on education: Handheld devices are ready-at-hand , 2001, CACM.

[57]  Tak-Wai Chan,et al.  Concept and design of Ad Hoc and Mobile classrooms , 2003, J. Comput. Assist. Learn..

[58]  Matthias Baldauf,et al.  A survey on context-aware systems , 2007, Int. J. Ad Hoc Ubiquitous Comput..

[59]  Tzu-Hua Wang,et al.  Web-based dynamic assessment: Taking assessment as teaching and learning strategy for improving students' e-Learning effectiveness , 2010, Comput. Educ..

[60]  Kinshuk,et al.  Creating a pervasive testing environment by using SMS messaging , 2005, IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education (WMTE'05).

[61]  Anastasios A. Economides,et al.  On evaluation of adaptation engines , 2007 .

[62]  Arthur K. Ellis,et al.  Teaching, learning, and assessment together : the reflective classroom , 2001 .

[63]  Daniel Churchill,et al.  Learning object design considerations for small-screen handheld devices , 2007, Comput. Educ..

[64]  Anastasios A. Economides,et al.  MANET -based outdoor collaborative learning , 2008 .

[65]  Vincent C. H. Tong.  Using asynchronous electronic surveys to help in-class revision: A case study , 2012, Br. J. Educ. Technol..

[66]  Anastasios A. Economides,et al.  Mobile collaborative learning using multicast MANETs , 2007, Int. J. Mob. Commun..

[67]  Gavin Sim,et al.  Implementation of computer assisted assessment: lessons from the literature , 2004 .

[68]  Elliot Soloway,et al.  Anatomy of a mobilized lesson: Learning my way , 2009, Comput. Educ..

[69]  Gwo-Jen Hwang,et al.  A two-tier test approach to developing location-aware mobile learning systems for natural science courses , 2010, Comput. Educ..

[70]  Luis Alberto Alvarez-Gonzalez,et al.  Blue-QTI: A Mobile Learning System Using Bluetooth and IMS QTI Specification , 2011 .

[71]  Chao-hsiu Chen,et al.  The implementation and evaluation of a mobile self- and peer-assessment system , 2010, Comput. Educ..

[72]  Daniel D. Suthers,et al.  Computer-supported collaborative learning: An historical perspective , 2006 .

[73]  Gwo-Jen Hwang,et al.  A formative assessment-based mobile learning approach to improving the learning attitudes and achievements of students , 2011, Comput. Educ..

[74]  S. Davis.  Observations in classrooms using a network of handheld devices , 2003, J. Comput. Assist. Learn..

[75]  Gwo-Jen Hwang,et al.  A key step to understanding paradigm shifts in e-learning: towards context-aware ubiquitous learning , 2010, Br. J. Educ. Technol..