ASSESSMENT THROUGH COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

“Which advantages do you think Assessment through computer technology has over traditional assessment?”

The technology can enrich the assessment in many ways, there are a variety of technological tools in constant evolution, which may render of assessment, in a fun, dynamic, creative, different experience, without time or distance. Synchronously and / or asynchronously, the assessment through technology may have greater scope than traditional assessment, which in many cases is considered a tedious experience for students which should have specific times and spaces for its development, and for teachers who have to review the tests and qualify it in the traditional way, in this way a lot of valuable time is invested, although necessary for the assessment process, not simply the result. Therefore, I consider that the assessment supported by technology enriched in many ways, the processes teaching and learning, because bring dynamism, innovation, creativity, time saving and constant motivation; but does not replace traditional evaluation, as this is very important to determine the level of understanding of students, creating interaction and direct contact (teacher-student, student-student), warmth human, establish whether the process is being carried out significantly and not only for simple answers of choice that in many cases do not provide reliability or validity completly to the pedagogical processes. Thus we can not think of using only one type of evaluation, but all those who serve us for the pedagogic purpose in which we are focused and at the right time of the instruction.