Can e-assessment consist of anything other than multiple choice questions?
You would be forgiven for thinking that it cant. The vast majority of existing e-assessment is multiple choice but this reflects the software tools that have historically been used to generate e-assessments rather than any inherent limitations in technology. Contemporary e-assessment systems can generate a wide variety of (objective) question types including true/false, multiple selection, matching and ordering and they add some unique formats of their own (such as hot-spots and drag-and-drop). Extended response questions cannot be reliably assessed using machines at this time although progress has been made with short-response questions.
