A Bank of Chemistry Questions on an On-Line Server

This paper presents an on-line server-based examination system for analytical chemistry or any other subject suitable for administration over large geographical areas and for students in distance education to do self-assessment. The analytical chemistry test bank is ready and others may be added by any instructor over the Internet at our server. The advantages are that examinations can be administered to thousands of candidates and the results are known immediately. What is unique about the system is that it combines the course material with the examination system so that the examination system may also be used by students to measure their preparedness. Although on-line examiners are widely used, they are expensive to develop or buy. The main purpose of this paper, therefore, is to share the resource which is very useful in teaching and is fairly difficult for nontechnical educators, not to mention the cost. It is made available at the Distance Education Project web site http://www.cs.pdn.ac.lk.