"Innovative concepts for knowledge verification"
The e-Prüfungs-Symposium 2023 took place on November 30 and December 1 at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen.
Following its launch in 2014, the e-Exam Symposium (ePS) took place for the tenth time this year. From November 30 to December 1, 2023, RWTH Aachen University hosted this prestigious conference to facilitate an exchange of ideas with colleagues on the topic of digital assessment.
The symposium, which has since established itself as the most important platform for e-learning experts, practitioners, and university administrators to discuss all aspects of e-assessment, was dedicated to the theme “Innovative e-Exam Concepts – New Ideas and Customized Solutions” and featured a diverse program of expert presentations, posters, and other formats for sharing experiences.
The e-Exam Symposium addressed the current challenges in the digitization of higher education teaching and assessment, as well as strategies for overcoming them. The focus was on advancements in exam software, new approaches to creating online in-person exam rooms, as well as the innovative digital implementation of traditional exam formats and the administration of in-semester knowledge tests to support the learning process. The 2023 e-Exam Symposium presented a variety of valuable examples and concepts for the future of digital teaching and e-assessment.
Ronny Freudenreich, M.A.(Center for Knowledge Transfer and Education) and Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Herrmann(Faculty of Mechanical Engineering) from the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences presented the LernSMART concept, an e-assessment approach to promote self-directed learning processes in engineering with reference to the teaching of theoretical principles in the STEM field with a poster. The digital fellowship project LernSMART (funded by the Saxon State Ministry of Art and Tourism as part of the funding of the joint project Digital Higher Education in Saxony) of the Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences (Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Prof. Dr.-Jens Meinert) and the Freiberg University of Mining and Technology (Faculty of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering, Dr.-Ing. Rhena Wulf) is meeting the challenge of transferring the theoretical knowledge imparted to specific use cases by developing supplementary e-learning offers for identifying the right solution approach. The aim is to make better use of existing formats (e.g. more complex self-assessment tasks) to promote self-directed learning processes, to promote the transfer to one's own cognitive performance and to promote learning and exchange in the entire seminar group based on a common understanding.
LernSMART involves the use of e-learning to enhance regular instruction, enabling targeted preparation for and follow-up on in-person classes, exam preparation, and self-directed learning. Key components include problem analyses that are not designed to be solved purely through numerical calculations but rather focus on relevant preliminary considerations. At the core are electronic test questions that allow students to receive feedback on their level of knowledge, including guidance on further learning steps. The results of the self-tests serve as an indicator for instructors to tailor course content to the specific needs of their target audience. LernSMART has been in use since the summer semester of 2022 at Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences and at the Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg.
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