Computer Aided Teaching & Testing

CATT Stands for “Computer Aided Teaching & Testing “ The CATT program is designed to produce flexible learning environment for the students. The CATT program is available through the web page. It is a User Friendly Teaching, Learning & Self Testing Environment. It generates unlimited questions for self testing. Students can access the course material via the web at any time & from any place at their convenience.

CATT (Introduction) This is a program that is user friendly to both the Lecturers & Students. It provides : Management of Courses; Assists the Students to Students in a more Effective Way; & Imposes Minimal Cost on Students.

CATT (Introduction) contd.. The aim of the program is also: To design a programme that is user friendly & widely available as a web based application tailored to specific needs of the students in the course.

The Teaching Learning Aspects The teaching learning aspect of CATT program consists of : worked examples, glossary of definitions & additional course notes to help students reinforce their understanding & learning.

The Teaching Learning Aspects (contd..) The Learning Aspects consists of: Quizzes & Self Tests. E.g.: Web CT allows a time limit to be set for each quiz & marking is immediate & automatic. The programme will record results, answers & solutions to students immediately after they have finished their quizzes. This immediate feedback is a great help in learning.

The Teaching Learning Aspects (contd..) Self Tests are exercises for students to practice at their own pace & no time limit is imposed. A Strong Point of Self Test Process is it generates random questions. Students are presented with one question at a time, on submitting their answers MAPLE (a mathematical s/w )checks for correctness & displays the results.

Conclusion CATT programme provides a flexible learning environment for the students, while reducing the need for a great deal of human resource in course management process. Lecturers producing course materials in feature can use the templates that have been created. Students using the program need minimal computer skills.