Assessing the Quality of Examination System; Aseessment Techniques Employed at Higher Education Level in Pakistan

Examination system in any institution is the main source to judge the academic level of that institution. On the other side, we can say that the quality of any institution depends upon the quality of examination system. Therefore, a survey type study was conducted to see the effectiveness of different types of assessment techniques employed in higher education institutions. A questionnaire at five point rating scale was developed and administered by personal visits of the researchers and by post of the questionnaires to collect data from students. On the other side a semi-structured interview scale was developed to collect data from teachers. These both scales are the two ends of a continuum of quantitative and qualitative aspects because questionnaires are…