Exams are an important way for teachers to measure students’ learning quality. As the last step in the examination process, the quality and efficiency of marking is very important. Paper marking is a tedious task, which can be divided into online and offline marking. Offline marking requires a lot of manpower and resources to distribute and correct the papers. What are the advantages of online marking as compared to offline marking?
Simplify the process of exam paper correction
Once all the candidates have submitted their test papers, the administrator of the online exam system can log into the system to correct the test papers at any time. This not only breaks the time limit, but also saves the cost of exam venue and other costs when correcting exam papers, which greatly simplifies the process of exam paper correction.
Ensure the fairness
When the administrator is correcting the test paper, the computer will randomly assign the test paper to be corrected to the administrator. They do not know which examinee the test paper belongs to, so as to ensure fairness.
Improve efficiency
Administrators can set keyword for the test questions. As long as candidates’ answers contain the words of the keyword set by the administrator, they can get the corresponding score. Especially in large-scale examinations, it can reduce the pressure of administrators to mark examination papers and improve efficiency.
Reducing error rates
The whole process of offline grading requires the participation of personnel, The whole process of offline grading requires the participation of personnel, such as the scoring of each question, the calculation of scores, and the entry of scores, etc., which can easily lead to mistakes. Online grading can avoid this. In Online Exam Maker, when the test is over, the system will automatically correct the objective type questions such as multiple-choice questions and fill-in-the-blank questions, and only the subjective type questions will be corrected by the system administrator.
Online exams have become one of the indispensable exam methods in the current society, which has helped more and more users to improve the efficiency of exams. The use of an online exam system makes online marking more convenient. If you also need to improve the efficiency of conducting online exams, please click the “Sign up” button at the top right of the page to get a free trial opportunity for Online Exam Maker.