E-Assessment (1/2)

There are a few things to consider from a legal point of view when planning and implementing e-assessment. The following information on this and the next page can be found at Grabe 2017.

Electronic and multiple choice exams are not regarded as written examinations in the classical sense and must therefore be listed separately in examination regulations and module descriptions. If they are not mentioned here, the examination is not legal.

For classical examinations, the two-auditor principle applies to the evaluation of the examination. For multiple choice exams, at least two examiners must be involved in the creation of the questions and the associated answer alternatives.

It is advisable to create a pool of questions of the same level of difficulty, from which questions for the individual exam can then be randomly selected in the same proportion.

Before the audit begins, some decisions on audit procedures should be considered:

Identity verification: Make sure that the person logged into the verification system is the same person sitting in front of the PC. Alignment with identity card and/or student ID is sufficient.

Signature: The persons to be verified indicate that they have written the solution on their own and want to submit it in this form. In the conventional paper exam, the signature is made by signing under the exam. In the case of electronic exams, the signature can either be placed under a paper printout of the solutions or in the form of a qualified electronic signature of the electronic exam (chip card with key).

Archiving: The evaluated exam must be kept according to the retention periods of the university, but at least until the results cannot be contested. The examination can be archived as a paper printout (if possible with the candidate's signature) or electronically. The procedure for this is provided by the University computer centre. However, the data must be deleted from the examination system as soon as possible.

Access: Subjects have the right to access the evaluation. If possible, determine in advance whether this should be done by printing a paper copy or by accessing the electronic data. The right to inspect files covers all examination files relating to the candidates, including the graded examination papers.

Protocol: The protocol of the examination should contain minimum information such as beginning, end, name of the supervisor, list of participants present, disruptions of the examination process with time, attempts of deception and the examination tasks as annex (purpose of evidence).