AWARENESS AND UTILIZATION OF E-ASSESSMENT TOOLS AMONG SECONDARY LEVEL TEACHERS

Abstract

Assessment is essential for the improvement of educational processes and the development of educational systems. With the advancement of technology in education, traditional assessment methods have been replaced with electronic assessments (e-assessments), especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The core aim of this research study is to analyze the level of awareness and utilization of E-assessment tools, which are crucial to sustaining in the field of education in the current era. The data was collected through the survey questionnaire. 320 secondary level teachers from Government schools, Government Aided schools, and Private schools in and around Karaikudi area participated in this study. The results obtained from the statistically analyzed data reveal that, the level of awareness of e-assessment tools among secondary level teachers is moderate and the level of utilization of e-assessment tools among secondary level teachers is low. In addition, there exist no gender difference among secondary level teachers in the level of awareness and utilization of e-assessment tools. There exists a significant difference in the level of awareness of e-assessment tools with respect to the type of management. In light of these results, teachers should be aware of recent technologies in education and pay attention to the technical way of assessing students’ abilities.

Keywords: E-assessment, E-assessment tools, Awareness, Utilization, Secondary level teachers.