Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Special Issue on CALL Number 7. July 2021 Pp. 217- 238
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/call7.16
Shifting towards Online Assessment: A New Promising Gate in the Higher Educational Level
Asma RAHMANI
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Media and Communication Department
Batna-1 University, Algeria
Email: asma.rahmani@univ-batna.dz
Received: 5/6/2021 Accepted: 7/3/2021 Published: 7/26/2021
Abstract
The current paper attempts to afford an evidence-based background on the prevalence, benefits, cons, challenges, and importance of online student assessment at higher educational level. This study is significant as it would assist teachers when applying online assessment. The COVID-19 pandemic compelled almost most universities and higher institutions to suddenly adopt online learning and assessment. In this spectrum, this research paper tries to answer the following question: to what extent the application of the appropriate online assessment is challenging in higher educational institutions? The central set hypothesis states that adopting the practical online assessment meets several challenges that hinder its application in higher educational institutions; however, they do not make its use impossible. To gain empirical data, an emailed questionnaire was sent to the sample. The sample of this research comprises 183 higher education teachers from Algeria. They belong to different faculties and departments. Their selection was based on cluster sampling techniques. The obtained results were treated using the statistical package for social sciences SPSS. The findings prove the existence of some hindrances that harden the application of the online assessment. Also, teachers reveal that they adopted several online assessing techniques and both formative and summative assessments. Ultimately, teachers recommend the organization of courses to improve their use of the online assessment in general. Besides, teachers highly approve of using anti-plagiarism detectors to ensure academic integrity and limit learners’ potential misconduct in online assessment.
Keywords: Academic integrity, COVID-19 pandemic, challenges, higher education institution, hindrances, learners’ misconduct, summative assessment
Cite as: RAHMANI, A. (2021). Shifting towards Online Assessment: A New Promising Gate in the Higher Educational Level. Arab World English Journal (AWEJ) Special Issue on CALL (7). 217- 238.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awej/call7.16
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