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Digitizatizing school exams
Advanced Product Design course, Shenkar, 2024
Overview
The brief
The brief required selecting an organization from healthcare, education/culture/tourism, or government sectors. The task was to identify an area in need of improvement or lacking digital transformation. The objective is to define the problem and opportunity, and then create a digital solution.
The challenge
I chose the field of education. The challenge was to identify an area within this sector that demands improvement or is yet to undergo digital transformation.
Reasearch
Through comprehensive research into the educational sector, specifically teachers experiences in Israel, I wanted to understand the factors contributing to the rise in teacher burnout. Interview with a teacher revealed tthis following challenges:
Test preparation and grading infringe on teachers' personal time without compensation, yet they are expected to meet strict deadlines for returning graded tests.
The construction of the test is often unstructured and left to the individual teacher's discretion.
The grading process is repetitive and arduous, with challenges in maintaining consistent scoring, sometimes leading to disparities.
Feedback delivery is typically restricted to written comments on the test or discussed during class time, with optional test corrections.
The Ministry of Education has no direct involvement in crafting the content of schools' internal examinations.
The entire process remains analog, relying solely on paper and pen, without the support of any technological tools.
The suggested solution
Introduce automated tools to enhance manual processes and an AI-powered system for test creation and grading. This system would generate exams based on a specified difficulty level and other relevant criteria. An analytical tool would monitor the test in real-time, providing immediate insights and a comprehensive analysis upon completion. This would enable teachers to receive actionable feedback and adapt their teaching strategies based on test outcomes, and of course - save a lot of time.
Main Features
These key features and data entities guided me in designing an effective solution.
1st flow: Creating a test
Initial wireframe
Final result
2nd flow: Real-time testing
Initial wireframe
Real-Time Testing, allows teachers to monitor tests as they are being taken, providing visibility into each student's progress and flagging those who may be struggling.
