Title: Digital assessment in higher education of Nepal: preference and practice

Authors: Jiban Khadka; Dirgha Raj Joshi; Deviram Acharya; Krishna Prasad Adhikari

Addresses: Faculty of Social Science and Education, Nepal Open University, Nepal ' Department of Mathematics Education, Mahendra Ratna Campus Tahachal, Tribhuvan University, Nepal ' School of Education, Kathmandu University, Nepal ' Central Department of Education, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Abstract: Digital assessment has been gaining momentum in educational institutions throughout the world. Considering the practice and preference of digital assessment, this study explores how students of higher education of Nepal perceive the digital assessment system implemented in higher education. The study was conducted among 422 students from Bachelor to MPhil levels of Nepal Open University applying a cross-sectional survey design. A questionnaire including the factors of support system, practicality, fairness, and preferences of digital assessment was developed and shared online to collect the responses. The factors were confirmed by the factor analysis. Then, mean, standard deviation, and structural equation modelling were used to analyse the data obtained from the questionnaire. The findings show that the overall perception of students towards the digital assessment system is positive, and the support system is effective in practicality and fairness, and largely the factors are interdependent to enhance the quality.

Keywords: digital assessment; practicality; fairness; preferences; Nepal.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTEL.2024.139793

International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 2024 Vol.16 No.3, pp.297 - 312

Received: 03 Aug 2023
Accepted: 22 Aug 2023
Published online: 05 Jul 2024 *

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