International Journal of Engineering Research and Reviews
ISSN 2348-697X (Online) Vol. 9, Issue 3, pp: (1-5), Month: July - September 2021, Available at: www.researchpublish.com
Developing Online Integrative Performance Evaluation System in Universities: Students and Lecturers Perspectives ABDULREDHA A.M. BAQER The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Kuwait aa.baqer@paaet.edu.kw
Abstract: In the traditional evaluation system, which is based on paper, is consumed time to find out the result and to make a decision in such a specific sector of the education , however, online evaluation system does not need time to find out the good result since it show up by finishing the evaluation. Online evaluation system is the best solution to develop an integrative student and lecturer’s performance system. This system is related to exams, lectures, instructors and administration. This evaluation system will assist the administration to make decisions or to guide decisions makers in the organizations or universities to take the right decisions and to improve the work .Also it is possible to calculate the student attendance and Grade Point Average (GPA) in the same system. Research Method and system requirement was mentioned in details a research that could help to design the perfect system for online evaluation beside the data and information to be used in this system. Keywords: evaluation system, developing online performance evaluation, engineering education, online integrative performance evaluation system, universities evaluation system, grade point average (GPA).
1. INTRODUCTION Research Background Engineering education is playing more and more important role in university education program (Mahmoud.et.al, 2009). In order to greatly inspire innovation spirit and cultivate research creativity, and greatly improve the students’ engagement (Rachelle.et.al, 2010) in the course, we need to enhance the process evaluation as well as the result one. Performance evaluation is essential for all types of organizations and institutions. Performance evaluation refer to assessments which serve a vital role in providing information that is geared to help students, lecturers, administrators, and policy makers in order to make decisions as revealed by (Council N, 2001). Traditional course evaluations, especially in universities demand students to fill out at least one paper form to rate an instructor or course. Such forms are usually known as “Individual Development and Educational Assessment” and mostly filled out by hand and a pencil at the end of each academic semester. This evaluation procedure is often very tedious to complete, forcing students to fill in bubbles to rate an instructor on a numeric scale. Nowadays, many universities started to adopt online evaluation systems to assess both student and lecturer performance. This research work is confined to performance evaluation of students and lecturers in universities. Most universities use the conventional (manual) system for computing the GPA of students with limited attention paid to evaluating lecturers’ performance. Academic institutions and universities pay attention to evaluating students’ performance by relying on calculating Grade point Average (GPA) for each student. It can be argued that this traditional method of assessing student performance is incomplete, tedious and time consuming. On the other hand, many universities allow students to evaluate their lecturers’ performance. This research seeks to develop an integrative student and lecturer’s performance system by designing online system which convert traditional manual systems to an automated performance evaluation system. The current research employs a C# programming language due to its powerful features.
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