User:Greg Rosenberg

Greg Rosenberg

When a computer is used to automate a repetitive task there is often a savings in human resources, increase in turnaround, and lower cost.

The more standardized the test questions and answers are the easier it is to automate the assessment process.

Standardized student tests such as the SAT and GMAT has been available online for sometime. Most of these tests use multiple choice and true/false question formats to standardize the questions and answers. Even more complex topics such as office software benefit from automated homework grading.

For example, ExcelHomework.com is the worlds first Web application that grades Microsoft Excel homework files. It works by comparing cell and chart properties in Excel files uploaded by instructors and students. This is not a multiple choice test or simulation training tool. It grades real Excel homework files.

This is made possible because a typical Microsoft Excel lab assignment involves students following steps 1 through 100 to complete a lab assignment. Any deviations between the instructions and the results are treated as errors.

Greg Rosenberg (talk) 19:05, 10 July 2008 (UTC)