Eliciting Views on Using the Take-Home Exam as an Assessment Technique in the EFL Context

Abstract

Academic material preparation, lecturing plan construction, a grouping of targeted students, learning process management, student assessment, report compilation, and statistics collecting are all phases in converting a curriculum to e-learning. In general, assessment is an important part of the educational process. As a result, educators are concerned with developing a reliable and acceptable method of assessment that incorporates e-learning approaches in the design and dissemination of exams to students all over the world. The goal of this study is to find out the usefulness of take home exams in the EFL online teaching process. It also looks at the EFL Master one student at Ibn Khaldoun University of Tiaret opinions and attitudes regarding this topic. For this purpose, a mixed methodology incorporating a questionnaire and an interview was utilized. The results revealed that EFL students have positive attitudes towards the assessment technique; however, it has been rarely used generally and through Moodle specifically in the department. This was due to the lack of trust in students‟ authenticity and lack of material resources and infrastructure.