Video is still pretty challenging to deliver, but I know a lot of faculty members who are glad to be able to present reasonably high quality color still images as part of a test, and that's pretty straightforward. Building a test around something that can't be photocopied is, in many disciplines, a wonderful opportunity. Test Scoring Computers have been scoring tests for about fifty years using response forms that can be scanned by machine. At a minimum, online administration represents a convenience because forms don't have to be transported. In the better online testing systems, even more is possible.
Online testing allows students to type in responses.
A lot of the efficiency comes simply from the fact that the responses are typed. In addition, though, some systems allow the grader to enter a comment along with the score for the item. Recording Test Results With online testing, scoring and recording are not separate steps. As each item is scored, whether automatically or by hand, the The good news is that computers excel at the repetitive and mundane. When all the scoring is done, all of the recording is done as well.