The Presentation Design of Assessments for Mobile Learning

Conference: The European Conference on Education (ECE2021)
Title: The Presentation Design of Assessments for Mobile Learning
Stream: Assessment Theories & Methodologies
Presentation Type: Live-Stream Presentation
Authors:
Shiny Verghese, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait
Paul van Schaik, Teesside University, United Kingdom
Iqbal Al Shammari, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait
Florentina Halimi, Gulf University for Science and Technology, Kuwait

Abstract:

The global pandemic of COVID-19 resulted in the sudden transformation of learning to be online globally and the need for assessments to be presented online has become inevitable. Online assessments have been a boon to educators and learners in many ways even during the face-to-face learning before the pandemic. With attractions such as immediate feedback to learners and reduced grading for faculty, multiple-choice online assessments are becoming the preferred choice of testing in the higher-education sector. The design of online assessments is just as important as it is for traditional paper-based tests. While there is research on design parameters such as the font size in the design of webpages or online reading mostly on desktops and little on small-screen devices such as mobiles, there is a lack of research on the impact of font size in online testing for assessments, particularly on mobile devices. Specifically, design guidance to support the design of online assessments to tackle usability issues must be supported with credible empirical evidence. The design of the online experiment to test the effect of design parameters will be presented, which is currently funded by the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) to derive design guidelines for online assessments in the English language when administered on mobile devices. The following design parameters are tested for their effects on speed and learning performance: font size, response target size, presentation layout (whole-form or single item) on mobile devices. The research outcomes will allow educators to create better online assessment presentation designs.

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