Innovation in Distance Training and Distance Assessment Practices in the Regional Centers for Education and Training in Morocco

Abstract

This study is conducted in the post-Covid 19 era and focuses on diagnostic assessment at a distance and online self-training in the Regional Centers for Education and Training, in French “Centres Régionaux des Métiers de l’Education et de la Formation” (CRMEF). At the CRMEF, the diagnostic assessment is conducted at the beginning of the training year to identify the pre-acquired knowledge and skills of the trainees. This study is conducted with 43 trainees, school laboratory preparers, from the class of 2022 who have passed the entrance exam (written and oral) to the CRMEF. In order to diagnose the pre-acquired skills of these trainees in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), we carried out a distance pre-test. Furthermore, we measured through a post-test conducted online, the impact of self-training via an adaptive remote platform, which we realized with the Padlet tool, on the degree of acquisition and progress of the trainees in ICT. In order to determine the trainees' perceptions of these innovative practices, an online questionnaire was made available to them using the Google forms tool. The results showed a saving of time and effort for the trainer with the help of automated correction of diagnostic assessments carried out remotely, a rate of commitment and involvement of the trainees during the online self-training phase.