Authors : Nader Abdel Karim, Zarina Shukur and Mohammad Ghazal
Abstract: User interface design plays a highly significant role in computer applications whether the application is in the online or offline environment. Accordingly, online examination is an equally important system within e-Learning. Consequently, online examination design features need to be a central concern because they are a significant factor in enhancing efficiency as well as convenience of examinees when taking online tests. Accordingly, this paper focused largely on a comprehensive literature review, the results of which answered the two main questions raised with regards to the design features of online examinations. The results of this study show that online tests have nine main design features, namely font (i.e., type, size, colour and style), background colour, sound alert, questions group, counters and number of questions per page. Each of these features has potential values which can be explored for optimal interface design that addresses both the efficiency and convenience of online examination takers.
Nader Abdel Karim, Zarina Shukur and Mohammad Ghazal, 2016. Proposed Features of Online Examination Interface Design. Asian Journal of Information Technology, 15: 2733-2736.