A Web-enabled Exam Preparation and Evaluation Service: providing real-time personalized tests for academic enhancement

We present a technology-enriched, Web-enabled, value-added distance exam preparation and evaluation service that provides: (a) offline execution of fully featured preparatory exercises and evaluation tests in a real-life simulated examination environment; (b) content personalization to address scholastic weakness; and (c) the use of data mining techniques to ensure content effectiveness and the pro-active identification of the academic needs of various student segments. The solution is designed as a client-server architecture featuring Java technology and XML-mediated information exchange over the Internet.