Past, Present and Future of e-Assessment: Towards a Flexible e-Assessment System

The rapid change in our entire life influences directly or indirectly the systems that controls our knowledge, skills and behaviour. The evolution of our culture is one of the major indicators for this change. Our educational system has been influenced by this rapid change over the time and technology is increasingly used in learning settings. Assessment as a part of the educational system is exposed the same changes. Specialists have been taken care of adapting the learning system with culture changes but unfortunately they have not properly focused on performance measures and feedback. Assessment research trying to keep pace with modern learning settings but still provides room for interesting and challenging research. In this paper, we give an overview about e-assessment history, discuss e-assessment rationales, and outline the main challenges of using computers to assist the assessment process. Finally, we introduce a concept for a flexible e-assessment system applicable in a great variety of learning settings.