Design of an assessment test to evaluate practical knowledge in Mathematics

Abstract

In this work we present an assessment test used at university level to evaluate practical knowledge in Mathematics, during the period of online teaching due to the pandemic caused by coronavirus. Synchronously, students should make a video recording showing how they perform the proposed tasks and upload it to the OneDrive platform to share the link with the teacher. The time available for the execution of the test is tight, in order to avoid its fraudulent realization. The academic performance of students in this experience has been satisfactory, analogous to that obtained in previous courses. At the end of the course, a satisfaction questionnaire was provided, which only one third of the participants have completed. The results of the questionnaire show that the lack of technical knowledge of the students, and the tightness of the time, have increased the nervousness of the students, so they do not think it is a good way to evaluate practical skills and prefer to perform other types of tests where they do not have to record videos. It would be desirable to encourage the use of ICT in the learning process, so that students were more familiar in advance with this type of resources.