is a highly modular and extensible engine that simplifies the assessment cycle in terms of generation, execution, presentation, grading and archiving. is based on the IMS QTI specification but it is able to export and import assessments represented in a wide range of formats, and also to maintain a pool of questions that can be reused in a wide variety of authoring situations. T...

Formative Tests können für Lehrende und Lernende gleichermaßen nützlich sein. Webbasierte Multiple-Choice-Tests können helfen, den Aufwand für formative Tests zu senken und somit einen breiteren und häufigeren Einsatz zu ermöglichen. Wir stellen ein Modul für das Content-Management-System Plone vor, das es erlaubt, MC-Tests genau wie andere Ressourcen einzusetzen und zu verwalten. Auf diese Wei...

The establishment of trust in e-government information security is of prominent importance for the full use of the actual potential of e-government. In this article, the trust creation mechanism to e-government information security is analyzed, and the model for the assessment of trust is suggested. The model is based on integration of reputation values calculated according to trust data collec...

The paper discusses a formal approach for specifying time-dependent E-Commerce applications and proposes a Markov model for reliability prediction. Measures for predicting reliability are calculated from the formal architectural specification and system configuration descriptions. Our methods have been implemented and a set of sample results obtained from it for a simple system is given.

In recognition of changes to the typical patterns of working life, Higher Education in overall the world is currently laying great stress on Competence-based learning. Nevertheless, while lifelong learning is increasingly influencing university and workplace in overall the world, some critical issues still have to be worked out so as to reach its full potential. Since, it appears to address the...

This paper reported on the findings of research into innovation in e-learning design and assessment through the development and implementation of online learning activities (e-tivities). The focus of the study was on Carpe Diem as a process to enable academic course teams to seize 2 days to design and embed pedagogically appropriate e-tivities into their courses. The study also addressed the us...

This paper discusses the use of computer-based assessment (CBA) tools for e-assessment of programming exercises. Because many elearning tools already exist but provide different features, it is useful to integrate such tools. In particular, a combination of a virtual learning environment and a CBA tool provides many advantages (and also some challenges) as discussed in the paper. The paper repo...

The domain of e-learning is still characterized by many open questions such as: who should guarantee its quality? E-learning quality assessment is a difficult task that involves human intervention and cannot be based only on an easy and reproducible methodology. In this regard this paper is devoted to discuss different approaches and criteria that could be used for quality assessment within thi...

The ability to accurately document undergraduate student nurses' development while in the clinical area is a requirement of the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Owing to a number of strategic and pragmatic drivers, the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southampton has developed and implemented an e-Assessment of Professional Practice (eAoPP). This platform enables the student, mento...