ONLINE ASSESSMENT: BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS IN MODERN EDUCATION
Keywords:
online assessment, e-assessment, digital exams, educational technology, accessibility, academic integrity, grading efficiency, feedback, equity, technical challengesAbstract
This article examines the advantages and limitations of online assessment in contemporary education, focusing on its impact on accessibility, efficiency, feedback, and academic integrity. It explores how online assessments can enhance flexibility, reduce costs, streamline grading, and enable rapid feedback, while also highlighting challenges including technological barriers, inequities in access, risks of cheating, and difficulties in assessing complex skills. The study concludes that while online assessment offers substantial benefits, its effectiveness depends on infrastructure, fairness measures, and complementary traditional assessment methods.
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For online assessment to fulfil its potential, educational institutions should adopt a blended assessment approach, combining online and traditional methods. Robust infrastructure, digital literacy training, strong proctoring and academic integrity policies, and carefully designed assessment tasks (including subjective, practical, or collaborative assignments) are essential. When implemented thoughtfully, online assessment can complement traditional assessment — enhancing inclusivity, efficiency, and adaptability — without sacrificing quality or fairness.
