
What is e-Assessment?
From questionnaire design to results analysis, including administration and automated grading, e-Assessment is profoundly transforming teaching practices.
Definition and context
Like e-learning, the term “e-Assessment” (or digital assessment) refers to the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) for all activities related to the evaluation of knowledge, skills, and competencies. This includes test design, administration, grading, and feedback.
This concept is part of the digital evolution of education and vocational training, enabling a shift from a traditional paper-and-pencil model to a more dynamic, flexible, and automated system, paving the way for new teaching practices.
The key components of e-Assessment
e-Assessment is not just a technology, but a set of practices and tools. Test creation is generally carried out via specialized platforms such as Experquiz, which cover the entire assessment process.
Assessment design
Assessment design is the first key step in e-Assessment. Thanks to specialized platforms, instructional designers now have powerful tools to structure question banks, diversify formats, and precisely configure delivery and grading settings. This design phase determines the reliability, relevance, and pedagogical value of the assessment.
Question banks: Digital assessments involve the use of thematic databases to store and organize a large number of questions, which can be classified by subject area, tag, and difficulty level.
A wide range of question formats:
- Single choice
- Multiple choice (MCQ)
- True/False
- Short answer
- Ordering
- Matching
- Image hotspot selection
- Fill-in-the-blanks
- Selection questions
- Classification/Drag-and-drop
- Open-ended response (text, audio, video, attachment)
- Single-choice soft skills
- Multiple-choice soft skills
Course reminders and personalized feedback settings: Each question can be associated with elements that provide learners with clarifications or additional explanations.
Media integration in questions: Videos, images, PDFs, audio files.
Various questionnaire options:
- Random selection of questions by topic
- Shuffling of questions and answers
- Score display
- Time control
- Multilingual support and automatic question translation
- And many more
Use of artificial intelligence to help generate questions based on a topic or documents.
Assessment administration
Tests can be administered in different ways:
Remote and by invitation: Test takers receive an invitation by email or SMS and can complete the test from anywhere using a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Remote proctoring can be used to limit cheating and ensure result validity.
On-site: Participants are invited by email or SMS, or they can scan a QR code that prompts them to identify themselves before accessing the test.
Remote public mode: The questionnaire is freely accessible via a URL or QR code, and anyone can access it. Through identity fields or a specific form, respondents can provide their first name, last name, and email address so that results are linked to an individual. Otherwise, results remain anonymous.
Assessment sessions can be scheduled for automatic distribution, simplifying organization.
Grading and feedback
This is where e-Assessment becomes a truly powerful and innovative tool. Digitalization allows for automated test grading while minimizing human intervention.
Even open-ended questions, traditionally time-consuming to grade, can now be assessed using artificial intelligence, which analyzes the relevance of the provided content and assigns a score (which can be adjusted by a human grader if necessary). In addition to saving considerable time, automated grading enables instant analysis of each learner’s level, making it possible to offer targeted and personalized training recommendations.
Instant feedback allows learners to receive course reminders and explanations (in the form of text, video, image, PDF document, etc.) immediately after answering a question. This mechanism unlocks the full potential of formative assessment, which can stimulate learners’ critical thinking and encourage them to approach concepts from multiple perspectives.
Results analysis
The use of digital assessments provides detailed result analysis without the need to manually reprocess or compile data in Excel files. Each test can generate multiple scores corresponding to different analytical axes or themes. These multidimensional results offer a precise and analytical view of each learner’s level.
Digitalization also makes it possible to collect data on the quality of the questionnaires and individual questions. These analyses can highlight inconsistencies or areas for improvement. As part of a continuous improvement approach, the objective is to design assessments that are as reliable as possible and objectively reflect participants’ knowledge levels.
Advantages and limitations of e-Assessment
The shift to electronic assessment offers numerous benefits for organizations that adopt this technology:
- Significant gains in efficiency and time (automated grading, result compilation, test administration, etc.)
- Personalized learning paths through adaptive learning
- The ability to implement formative assessment
- Secure storage, tracking, and archiving of results
- Significantly reduced costs
Despite its clear advantages, e-Assessment also faces certain challenges and limitations. It is essential to ensure digital equity, meaning that every learner must have access to appropriate computer equipment and a stable internet connection. Some individuals may also feel uncomfortable with digital technologies and struggle to complete assessments. Trainers and instructional designers must also adapt to new tools and practices.


















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