The experience of introducing secure e-assessment in a South African university first-year foundational ICT networking course

• Published in: Africa education review Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 67 - 86
• Main Authors: Adesemowo, A. Kayode, Johannes, Hermien, Goldstone, Simon, Terblanche, Koshala
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pretoria Routledge 02.01.2016; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: academic performance; Action Research; Active Learning; Blended Learning; blended learning environment; College Freshmen; Colleges & universities; Communications technology; Computer Assisted Testing; e-assessment; Educational Benefits; Educational Environment; Educational evaluation; Educational technology; Error Patterns; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; High Stakes Tests; ICT networking; Information Technology; Instruction; Integrated Learning Systems; Introductory Courses; Moodle; Participant Observation; Qualitative Research; safe exam browser; Scholarship; SEB; Social Networks; South Africa; Spelling; Statistical Analysis; Student Attitudes; Student Surveys; Summative Evaluation; Teaching; Technology Education; University students; South Africa

This article illustrates the experience of introducing e-assessment to a foundational ICT networking course for a 'large' group of first-year students at a South African Higher Education Institution. The study employed a mix of participatory action research, systems design, and survey (qua...