An Adaptive Approach into the Design of Formative CAA Systems in an Instructor-Centred Paradigm
Abstract: Instructionist model is an instructor-centred method of learning whose goal is to represent and transfer objective realities from instructors to the learners. A Computer-Assisted Assessment (CAA) system can be adaptive in such a way that the outcomes of an assessment can be used to determine further questions or information that the students need to address. This paper aims to discuss an adaptive solution in the design of formative CAA, focusing on an instructor-centred model of e-learning in order to address the problems of formative CAA. In this paper, a comprehensive framework for the design of an adaptive formative assessment is proposed and the first prototype of the system is explained in details. It is assumed the evaluation of data obtained from the test stage of the first system prototype can be used to establish appropriate guidelines into the user requirements of such systems.