WebMCQ

http://www.webmcq.com

WebMCQ is a web-based multiple choice assessment system recently developed by James Dalziel and Scott Gazzard, with the co-operation of the University of Sydney.

WebMCQ was designed to utilise the many natural advantages of the web for assessment. By using the web as the basis of this system, no paper resources are required, and students may use WebMCQ from any location with access to the Internet, such as classrooms, libraries, home and work.

The system can be used to present both formative assessment and summative assessment over the web. Formative assessment in WebMCQ can be delivered with multiple layers of feedback, while the secure summative assessment mode of WebMCQ provides students with their score at the completion of the test, as well as recording all student marks for examiners.

In summative mode, WebMCQ can deliver secure classroom tests that provide a final score on completion of the test. In formative mode, students can receive immediate feedback on whether they answered each question correctly or incorrectly, and information regarding why each question option was correct or incorrect. Further, at the end of each initial feedback screen, a "more information" link is provided, which allows students to go to a further feedback screen which presents a general discussion of the question and the topic area to which the question was related. Students can then proceed to the next question from either of these feedback pages.

System requirements

The system is interactive and platform-independent (i.e., it will run on any computer with web access regardless of operating system, such as PC, Macs and Unix-based systems). WebMCQ chose to adopt an innovative model of software delivery that redefines software distribution as 'service provision' rather than as product delivery. It means WebMCQ provides all hardware, software and web service. Before users access WebMCQ for the first time, they need Internet Explorer version 2.0 or higher or Netscape version 1.2 or higher.

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