A comparison of onscreen and paper-based marking in the Hong Kong public examination system

A comparison of onscreen and paper-based marking in the Hong Kong public examination system

• Coniam, David Faculty of Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Educational Research & Evaluation, 15(3), 243-263, 2009

Routledge

2009

• F Learning & Teaching
  • FD Application of Communicative Media, IT in Learning & Teaching
• L Educational Measurement & Evaluation
  • LE Public Examinations, Accreditation

English Language Writing Essays Educational Psychology Schemas (Psychology) Educational Evaluation Educational Tests & Measurements China Onscreen Marking Essay Marking

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Secondary Education

This paper describes a study comparing paper-based marking (PBM) and onscreen marking (OSM) in Hong Kong utilising English language essay scripts drawn from the live 2007 Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) Year 11 English Language Writing Paper. In the study, 30 raters from the 2007 HKCEE Writing Paper marked on paper 100 scripts that they had marked on screen 9 months previously. Subsequent to the rating, they completed a questionnaire, from which it was concluded that, technologically, raters had no problems with OSM. Statistical results indicated no bias favouring either form of rating. Attitudinal differences surfaced, however, between new raters who had solely rated on screen as against veteran raters, whose previous rating experiences had only been with paper-based rating. The paper concludes with the prediction that as OSM becomes more prevalent, it will be accepted as the norm, with prejudice about fairness or convenience gradually fading.
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• 10.1080/13803610902972940

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2011-01-21