Effectiveness of E-Assessment in Quantitative Modules, COVID-19 Consequences: A Case Study by the British University in Egypt

The Covid-19 pandemic has globally influenced higher education, prompting the closure of thousands of universities as a key strategy for social distancing. Therefore, universities faced a new set of challenges; on top of them was the unprecedented request for e-assessments, instead of on-CAMPUS assessments. This paper presents the findings of a case study conducted at the Faculty of Business Administration, Economics and Political Science (BAEPS) at the British University in Egypt (BUE) over the second semester of the academic year 2019–2020. The case-study aimed to assess the fast BAEPS response to the challenges of the new assessment mechanism, which have been conducted using various interactive educational platforms. Additionally, this paper aims to examine the degree to which the results of the e-assessment conducted during the pandemic are consistent with traditional paper assessment.