Assessment of the independent work efficacy of natural sciences students

Abstract

The present article describes an approach for assessment of efficacy of independent work of students, studying natural sciences, using the digital technologies. Tasks were fulfilled in the Moodle electronic medium and consisted of answering the questions of the closed-type questionnaire, as well as writing answers to the questions of the Tests. We assessed time required for a student to write the answer to one question, number and correctness of the terms used and the level of plagiarism. These parameters were considered to be the effective markers to assess the level of student's knowledge during the standard test fulfillment. Key words: computer-based testing, independent work efficacy, test, terms, plagiarism level.