TESTTIME: An Online Examination System

Abstract

The UPOU Office of Student Affairs or OSA Examination Services Program has begun administering exams in either online non proctored or online proctored double set up due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic (UPOU OSA, 2020). The project, entitled TestTime, is an online examination system that will help UPOU provide exams to their students in a streamlined manner without sacrificing exam integrity. The online examination system has the functionality to register users such as students and teachers. If the user is a teacher, the system has the functionality to add/edit/delete examinations as well as to add/edit/delete grades. If the user is a student, the system has the functionality to browse, read, take, and review examination questions and submit examination answers, as well as to submit answers for clarifications and regrading. It also allows a user who is either a teacher or faculty member to use a proctoring system while the student is taking an exam. This includes a webcam or screen capture of the student during the exam that allows the proctor to monitor the student in real time. The project includes a review of online examination systems and existing alternatives. The results were evaluated by gathering the input of students on the usability of the system’s functionality and features. Recommendations on how the system can be improved with further development were also included.