Validating Technological Innovation: The Introduction and Implementation of Onscreen Marking in Hong Kong

Front Matter....Pages i-xxx
The Hong Kong Education and Assessment Systems....Pages 1-7
The Role of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority....Pages 9-21
Onscreen Marking System....Pages 23-41
Review of Research into Onscreen Marking and a Description of the Methodological Approaches and Analytical Tools Used in the OSM Validation Studies....Pages 43-55
The First Validation Study: Comparing OSM and PBM in English Language HKCEE (Year 11) Essays Using Classical Statistics and Rasch Measurement....Pages 57-77
The Second Validation Study: A Qualitative Study of the Response of Markers Towards Onscreen and Paper-Based Marking....Pages 79-92
The Third Validation Study: Markers’ Perceptions of the Onscreen Marking of Liberal Studies in the Hong Kong Public Examination System....Pages 93-107
The Fourth Validation Study: A Qualitative Examination of the Attitudes of Liberal Studies (LS) Markers Towards Onscreen Marking in Hong Kong....Pages 109-121
The Fifth Validation Study: Examining Negative Attitudes Towards OSM in Hong Kong....Pages 123-132
The Sixth Validation Study: Assessing the Ease of Use in the Environment and Markers’ Acceptance of Onscreen Marking in Hong Kong in Three Subject Areas: A Rasch Measurement Perspective....Pages 133-155
The Seventh Validation Study: The Increasing Acceptance of Onscreen Marking: The ‘iPad Effect’....Pages 157-170
The Eighth Validation Study: The Effects of Key Demographic Variables on Markers’ Perceived Ease of Use and Acceptance of Onscreen Marking....Pages 171-187
The Final Validation Study: A Comparative Picture of the Ease of Use and Acceptance of Onscreen Marking by Markers Across Subject Areas....Pages 189-206
Conclusion....Pages 207-213
Erratum: Validating Technological Innovation....Pages E1-E3
Back Matter....Pages 215-228