%0 Journal Article
%T Analysis of online quizzes as a teaching and assessment tool
%A Lorenzo Salas-Morera
%A Antonio Arauzo-Azofra
%A Laura Garc¨ªa-Hern¨¢ndez
%J Journal of Technology and Science Education
%D 2012
%I 
%R 10.3926/jotse.30
%X This article deals with the integrated use of online quizzes as a teaching and assessment tool in the general program of the subject Proyectos in the third course of Ingeniero T¨¦cnico en Inform¨¢tica de Gesti¨®n over five consecutive years. The research undertaken aimed to test quizzes effectiveness on student performance when used, not only as an isolated assessment tool, but also when integrated into a combined strategy, which support the overall programming of the subject. The results obtained during the five years of experimentation using online quizzes shows that such quizzes have a proven positive influence on students' academic performance. Furthermore, surveys conducted at the end of each course revealed the high value students accord to use of online quizzes in course instruction.
%K engineering education
%K educational technology
%K blended learning
%K online quizzes
%K e-assessment
%U http://www.jotse.org/index.php/jotse/article/view/30