Re: [Fle3-dev] FLE3 and exams

[Teemu Leinonen]

Hello,

I think it's a great idea to build or integrate learning/student 
evaluation tools to Fle3.

Like Lauri already wrote about the CSCL approach in the Fle3, I think it 
is a real challenge to make the evaluation tool a such that it will 
support the pedagogical ideas behind the system. The QSurvey tool with 
the possibility to do traditional examinations (multiple-choice and 
essays) is probably not suitable for the pedagogical model of 
progressive inquiry.

We have also try to avoid to include all possible tools to Fle3, because 
we think that all extra tools also shape the way it will be used. E.g. 
it is no an accident that the shared folder is a little hard to find in 
the Knowledge Building and Jamming. We try to keep Fle3 users focused on 
creation and development of knowledge (i.e. knowledge artefacts).

So, if there is an student evaluation tool available, even if it is 
optional and took in use only if teacher is willing to use it, I am 
afraid that it will be used by teachers and it will guide students 
learning - they start to prepare for the test only an do not anymore 
build knowledge.

However, Fle3 is Open Source, and if someone builds learning/student 
evaluation tool to Fle3 we are very happy to get the patches and 
evaluate them.

Cheers,

        - Teemu

Lauri Ojansivu wrote:
> how hard it would be to integrate some kind of exam product to FLE3, 
> something like QSurvey http://www.zope.org/Members/jwashin/Survey? And, 
> because FLE3 already has shared folders, how about making shared exam 
> folder where teacher could upload exam text and files, and students 
> could save answers to folder that only teacher could see?
>
> I'm thinking about following:
> 1) Teacher creates exam with QSurvey, and maybe adds points/question and 
> sample answers that only teacher could see. Question types could be 
> essay, multiple selection, and others that are in programs like Hot Potatoes
> 2) Teacher attachs files (rtf/pdf/xls/cpp/cad drawing/ whatever) that 
> are needed for exam
> 3) Teacher adds time when exam will be available to students
> 4) Students answer to exam questions, uploads files
> 5) Teacher gets multiple choise type question points counted 
> automatically, grades essay/uploaded file based answers
> 6) When Teacher has graded questions (and maybe added feedback), he/she 
> gets group average and publishes results to students.
>
> I know that FLE3 is more to CSCL type learning, but with this added it 
> could be more useful to traditional teaching too. What do you think? Is 
> there somehing like this already planned? Is there this kind of learning 
> tools available somewhere else?
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