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to develop better infrastructure, especially at the examination site . In 2005, the
fist trial on online examination was conducted at seven Regional Office namely,

UPBJJ-UT Jakarta, Bogor, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya , Denpasar, and
Banjarmasin. Based on this trial , it can be concluded that students give positive

response towards the application of online examination. The application of online
examination will be beneficial as it gives flexibility to students to determine the

examination time table. It gives students possibilities to accomplish their study
faster, take examination more than once each semester, and improve student

services in examination.

Processing Examination Results

Objective examination results are processed through computerized system.
Examination sheets are scanned, loaded , edited, and updated before scoring

process. Otherwise, for essay type test results, marking is conducted manually

by lecturers. After the essay type test results have been marked , Examination
Centre entry the score into the system. In order to ensure the accuracy of score
entry process, produce reports and compare them to the original score from the

marker. Until the year 2003, after scoring process there was a process called
pre- grading before the actual grading , to determine the grading category.

However, since 2004, pre-grading processes have been conducted only for new
courses. The faculty member defines the grading category (passing grade) for

each course. The determination of grading category is applied to all students'
regardless students' demographic status. Thus, it can be said that assessment

process in UT is standardized . Grading process conducted by computer includes
the compilation process of examination result scores with other scores such as

scores of face-to-face tutorials, online tutorials, or practical works. Verification
of the grading result is done at the end of the assessment process to make sure

there is no fault during the process .

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