Clearly, students' and faculty's desire for frequent and timely performance feedback must be better balanced with the demands on classroom, as well as personal, time. The delivery system described in this paper addresses this critical need. Guest accounts, however, require the explicit intervention of the system administrator. In QuizSite instructors maintain a database of items, group them in exams, quizzes, or surveys, and schedule those events for online administration. Quizzes and Exams QuizSite offers a very flexible and completely automated scheduler for exams and quizzes.
Instructors have the freedom to base their item banks on any taxonomy they like.
Instructors can also consult the electronic logs that record student activity to identify and focus on the specific help that one or more students may need with respect to a problem. Evaluations and Surveys Instructors value feedback about their course, especially when the course is still in progress. Formative evaluations permit mid-course modifications that can improve course quality. From the students' perspective, feedback opportunities encourage a sense of ownership in the course. As students provide course feedback, they not only influence the course with their opinions, but improve communication between themselves and their instructors.