Share Paper: Online Assessments - What do Students Prefer?

  1. Kevin Johnson, University of Limerick, Ireland
  2. Pauline Meskill, University of Limerick, Ireland
Thursday, March 8 10:55 AM-11:15 AM Capitol G

Abstract: Assessment is an integral part of the learning process in nursing. Nowadays, education is ever changing and as such, one needs to move along with the current flow or face the possibility of being left behind. One on the underlying factors associated with this change is technology. Technology comes in many shapes and forms. If used in the proper context, technology can be utilized as a beneficial learning aid. Using technology enhanced learning, several online quizzes were administered to a group of Irish Nursing students over a given semester. The quizzes focused on material that was taught in the face-to-face ...