MISESS: Web-Based Examination, Evaluation, and Guidance-Unit 6

Tanrikulu, Z. (2006). MISESS: Web-Based examination, evaluation, and guidance. Educause Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 1.

Tanrikulu discusses the web-based tool MISESS. This is a tool designed to allow students and instructors to cover content, testing, and communication online. Much like the BlackBoard site that Western uses, MISESS is designed to allow for easy access and use. Professors can post class notes, schedule online examinations and provide students feedback on assignments or answer questions. Students have the convince of accessing information from any computer at any time. This type of tool is especially helpful for online classes and distance education.

While the designers tried to allow for any types of problems such as connection failures or possible cheating, overall the site works well for both student and professors. As technology becomes more and more common place in the classroom, sites such as MISESS and BlackBoard will likely not be unusual for all students to use.