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Implementing e-assessment in Singapore: The student experience.

Cambridge International Examinations and the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board are working together to study the impact of high-stakes e assessment in schools. Current best-practice places importance on ensuring that the student viewpoint is adequately considered during the introduction of new technology into educational processes. In 2011, six Singapore schools piloted a computer-based Physics test. During the pilot, we sought to gain valuable insights into the student experience of the computer-based test.This paper reports on three aspects of implementing a high-stakes computer-based test: the student experience of e-assessment, how the computer-based test performed as an assessment instrument and the administrative demands of running a computer-based test. The research used a mixed methods approach, using qualitative techniques to analyse feedback from students and examiners, and combining these with some quantitative analysis of item-level test statistics.The results of this study show that students as &#8216,digital natives&#8217, can provide very insightful feedback on technology initiatives, the outcomes have implications for test development, student preparation and the design of the computer-based interface. The outcomes of this research are valuable to organisations seeking to implement e-assessment and the study provides a focus on the student viewpoint of the impact of technology in examinations.KeywordsAssessment, Technology, Computer-based Tests, Student Viewpoint, Secondary Education, Examinations, Singapore, Physics

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