Ongoing individualised student assessment using the Internet

The potential of computer technology to enhance the student’ s learning experience is being increasingly recognized and utilized. Many, many interactive, dynamic software packages have been developed which allow students to explore complex statistics concepts in new and exciting ways, with the goal of enhancing understanding. There are, however, other roles for the technology which allow us to enrich the students experience in ways which are not only educationally defensible, but also efficient and economical. This paper describes an internet based assessment tool which has been developed and successfully utilized in an Introductory Statistics course taught at tertiary level to a group of about 800 undergraduate students each year.