Our previous works have introduced the Tsaap-notes platform dedicated to the semi automatic generation of multiple choice questionnaire providing feedbacks: it reuses interactive questions asked by teachers during lectures, as well as the notes taken by students after the presentation of the results as feedbacks integrated into the quizzes. In this paper, we introduce a new feature which aims a...

Recently, there has been a wide interest in the massive open online courses (MOOCs) that are freely available to the students from all over the world. Due to the large scale of MOOCs, the instructors (even with their teams of graders) cannot assess all the examinations and quizzes themselves. Peer grading eases the assessment burden but has its shortcomings. Ideally, the assessments should be f...

Over-reliance on automated navigation systems may cause users to be “mindless” of the environment and not develop the spatial knowledge that maybe required when automation fails. This research focused on the potential degradation in spatial knowledge acquisition due to the reliance on automatic wayfinding systems. In addition, the impact of “keeping the user in the loop” strategies on spatial k...

Despite increasing use, little is known about the effectiveness of web-based instructional supplements. This study assess the effectiveness of on-line materials in principles of economics courses. We have collected data on 66 students from three principles sections that describe demographic characteristics and performance and reflect the intensity of use of web-based material. We use this data ...

Flipped classrooms refer to the practice of assigning lectures outside of class and devoting class time to a variety of learning activities. In this review, we discuss the range of approaches to the flipped classroom and focus on activities frequently used in these settings. Amongst these, we examine both out-of-class activities (e.g., video lectures) and in-class activities (e.g., quizzes, stu...

Web-based questions for assessment and self-assessment of students’ knowledge are important components of modern E-Learning. Parameterized questions allow to enhance the value of Web-based questions while also decreasing the authoring costs. This paper discusses the problems of implementation and evaluation of online parameterized questions for the domain of object-oriented programming. We pres...