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毕业论文（设计） 外文翻译 外文原文 Computer-assisted Assessment 1 Introduction 1.1 What is computer-assisted assessment? Computer-assisted assessment (CAA) refers to the use of computers to assess students’ progress.The assessments can vary in format: either consisting of a pre-printed paper test on to which students mark their responses, which are then processed automatically using an optical mark reader; or involving the direct input of students’ responses into a computer terminal. Computer-based assessments may be stand alone and specific to certain machines within a computer lab; based on a local network (intranet); or , as is increasingly common, web based.The nature of the assessments may also differ. They can be diagnostic—to determine students’ knowledge prior to starting a course, potentially allowing amendments to their specific course Design. They can be formative and include ongoing feedback either during the assessment or after .They may be ‘scored formative’,allowing ongoing comparison of a student’s progress over a period of time, possibly replacing an end-of-term summative assessment. Alternatively, they may be summative, contributing to a student’s end-of-year mark.Depending on circumstances, such tests can be either supervised or non-supervised, with the option of allowing students to check their own progress through self-assessment. Although more commonly used for testing lower-order skills (such as knowledge, understanding and application), when properly formulated they can also be used for testing higher-order skills (analysis, synthesis and evaluation). Their nature allows the automation of what was previously a very time-consuming task: that is, marking and monitoring progress. Like other tools, a properly constructed CAA package can be very efficient in achieving its designated tasks. The case study in section 3 (the Aberdeen case) exempli?es a procedure that was judged to be an overwhelming success. Unsurprisingly, if badly designed, or expected to fulfill