Digital exams at the TH OWL
The TH OWL has been conducting electronic examinations since 2010. The advantages are obvious: examining students at PC pools not only saves a huge amount of paper, but also time, as the evaluation is (partially) automatic. And as typewriting replaces handwriting, there is hardly any room for misunderstandings. In addition, an e-exam allows the use of different media as well as numerous question types and prevents attempts at cheating, for example by randomly selecting the order of questions.
In addition to e-exams, other digital examination formats can also be used. The Teaching and Learning team (TeLL) advises lecturers at OWL University of Applied Sciences on the use of electronic exercises and examinations in their courses in order to efficiently assess students' performance, especially when there are large numbers of students or when they are working from home. Teachers are supported throughout the entire process, from creation and implementation to subsequent evaluation and archiving. In addition to didactic content, the advice also includes organisational and legal aspects.
The examinations at the TH OWL can be taken in different ways using the eCampus (ILIAS):
eExams are written at the PC pools of the TH OWL, whose computers are equipped with an examination environment specially secured for this purpose.
Online exams are written as open-book exams by students at home on their private devices.
- Students deposit a digital examination file for submission as examination work.
- In formative examinations, students are tested during the semester by means of smaller tasks.
- Oral examinations can be held via the Cisco Webex video conferencing software.
Teachers and all other people involved, such as students, technical administrators and exam supervisors, can test the different variants with an exam simulation in our showroom.
Teachers and students can find further information on digital examinations in the eCampus Quickstart.
Contact us
E-Mail: support@th-owl.de
Phone: +49 5261 702-2222