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Title:
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BESOCRATIC: GRAPHICALLY ASSESSING STUDENT KNOWLEDGE |
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Author(s):
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Sam Bryfczynski, Roy P. Pargas, Melanie M. Cooper, Michael Kylmkowsky |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8939-66-3 |
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Editors:
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Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2012 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Tablet PC, Constructivism, Socratic Method, Assessment |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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3 |
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Last Page:
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10 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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In many educational institutions today, online assessment systems are being used to evaluate student knowledge and understanding. Unfortunately, these systems often only allow teachers to ask questions in the form of multiple choice or free text responses. While these question types have value, they are either too limited to gain insight into student understanding (multiple choice responses) or too time-consuming because they need to be evaluated by the teacher (free text responses). This paper gives an overview of BeSocratic, a robust pedagogical tool that allows teachers to probe student understanding automatically using a variety of question types. These question types focus on problems with free-form answers that are structured well-enough to allow automatic evaluation. Furthermore by recording each students work, BeSocratic allows teachers and researchers to replay student submissions and potentially gain deeper insight into a students thought process through post analysis. |
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