Design of CAESAR. A computer aided examination system with authoring and review

Abstract

This paper describes the design of an open-ended Computer Aided Examination system which provides facilities for authoring and review. The design seeks to overcome some of the limitations of the traditional Computer Aided Examination systems. For example, the system distinguishes between the Analytical, Conceptual and Factual understanding of a student in a given subject domain. It allows the teacher to create and maintain the question bank. The system also has the intelligence to plan an examination and administer it. The design of a working prototype of the system is described.