Are web self-assessment tools useful for training?

This paper presents the negative experience carried out by using a Web self-assessment tool (WSAT) called AulaWeb, developed by the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, to train engineers. The main goal in using this tool was to motivate students to improve their learning and resu...

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Published inIEEE transactions on education Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 757 - 763
Main Authors Perez, M.S., Herrero, P., Sanchez, F.M., Robles, V.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.11.2005
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Computer programs
Education
evaluation
Failure rates
Internet
Learning
self-learning
Students
Teachers
Training
Trains
Web self-assessment tools (WSATs)
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Summary:This paper presents the negative experience carried out by using a Web self-assessment tool (WSAT) called AulaWeb, developed by the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM), Madrid, Spain, to train engineers. The main goal in using this tool was to motivate students to improve their learning and results in a computing subject. Over 800 students take this subject every year, and the failure rate is high. Nevertheless, the results achieved were the opposite of what was expected. This paper uncovers the mistakes made and provides important tips for teachers facing a similar problem with a subject or for teachers who would like to use WSATs to improve students' learning. This advice is based on the analysis and comparison of the results achieved over five consecutive academic years, in two of which AulaWeb was used.
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ISSN:0018-9359
1557-9638
DOI:10.1109/TE.2005.853073