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Mobile Technology for Learning Assessment: 
Design Process for the NursE-Quiz Mobile Application 

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v17i10.37053  

Halima Lajane1(), Rachid Gouifrane1, Mounir Arai1, Rabia Qaisar2, Ghizlane Chemsi2, 
Mohamed Radid2 

1 Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco 
2 Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco 

halimalajane@gmail.com 

Abstract—This paper traces the development of a mobile application designed 
to simplify and support learning in nursing education. This application is based 
on the principles of dynamic formative assessment, a method that encourages 
student involvement in the formative assessment process and supports student 
learning through formative feedback. A formative assessment model was derived 
from these principles and informed the application’s design. This mobile appli-
cation project, which ran from February to September 2020, aimed to improve 
formative assessment practices by developing a learner-centred assessment tool 
and identifying key formative processes within the application. The application’s 
function was based on the needs of the actors, which were analysed according to 
Black and William’s theoretical perspective on formative assessment and Kel-
ler’s motivational model; both were used to inform the pedagogical design of the 
application. This application is intended for nursing teachers working in ISPITS 
in Morocco and student nurses enrolled in the professional license cycle in these 
training institutes.  

1 Introduction 

Today, technological progress is transforming all fields, including education. There-
fore, it is possible to use information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve 
students’ learning experiences [1, 2]. Several studies have shown that learners are more 
motivated to participate in an ICT learning activity than in traditional classroom ap-
proaches [3, 4, 5]. This interest is because ICT allows teachers to diversify teaching 
methods and materials, making learning student-centred [6]. 

Digital formative assessment is an example of using technology in education. This 
form of assessment has been widely adopted in nursing education, and numerous re-
search studies worldwide have demonstrated its positive effects [7, 8, 9]. Generally, it 
allows students to develop their knowledge and skills in the care field, generates situa-
tions that students cannot encounter in real life through digital simulations, encourages 
critical thinking and reflection, and develops self-regulation abilities [10,11]. Further-
more, digital assessment generates student motivation and engagement [12,13], which 
is necessary for academic success. 

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In Morocco, limited empirical studies have examined how nursing faculties concep-
tualise and implement formative assessment in the classroom. Furthermore, there needs 
to be a clear and formalised strategy to guide and assist faculties in implementing form-
ative assessment. In addition, we found that formative assessment occupies a relatively 
minimal place in official texts that govern nursing education and establish the modali-
ties of learning assessment. Existing literature offers little information on teachers’ im-
plementation of this type of assessment. 

In this study, the authors propose an e-learning system to overcome the problems 
associated with the formative assessment process in the classroom. The contribution of 
this research is to use mobile systems to design e-learning support that can be used for 
learning assessment. This is particularly relevant as mobile applications in education 
are becoming increasingly popular in institutions and different training areas. 

Indeed, the place of mobile learning in nursing education is supported by extensive 
literature demonstrating its significant pedagogical potential [14,15,16]. Specifically, 
mobile applications can support and enhance skill acquisition in the clinical domain 
[17]. [18] believe that mobile applications are equally effective as high-fidelity simula-
tors in maintaining memory and teaching cardiopulmonary assessment skills. Similarly, 
mobile applications facilitate clinical problem-solving skills development, helping stu-
dents improve their learning performance and reducing cognitive load [19]. Overall, 
mobile application analysis offers an alternative or complementary method to improve 
the quality of nursing education [20,21].  

Based on this background, we aim to develop a mobile application for use in nursing 
education that teachers can use to support the integration of formative assessment in 
their classroom practices. 

1.1 Catalyst for the invention 

The evolution of mobile technologies and the growing number of studies on mobile 
learning in education support the authors' design of an interactive online learning sys-
tem to support formative assessment. Research has found many advantages of mobile 
applications, such as self-assessment, quick feedback, automatic correction of quizzes 
and monitoring of student progress. Many studies have shown that several systems, 
through mobile technology, have dramatically transformed teaching and learning. The 
following literature review outlines existing research on using mobile applications in 
education and specifically in nursing. 

Use of mobile technology in education. There has been significant research on the 
use of mobile technology in education. Some of these works have tried to measure the 
benefits of using mobile applications by learners. The review by [22] examines scien-
tific research papers. It shows that children can learn and acquire problem-solving and 
nursing fluency skills by using coding applications, encouraging policymakers to use 
these applications in school programs. 

Other studies have examined users’ perceptions of mobile applications in teaching. 
The study by [23] explores learners’ perception of mobile applications in English lan-
guage learning. It showed satisfactory results regarding ease of use, usability and func-
tionality. The study by [24] revealed that using the ScratchJr application, which allows 

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children to program interactive stories and games, generated positive teacher ac-
ceptance scores regarding its usefulness and ease of use. 

Similar studies have attempted to explore the common characteristics of apps used 
in teaching by investigating theoretical foundations and pedagogical principles. This is 
exemplified by [25]’s review, which examined work on mobile applications for science 
learning published from 2007 to 2014. This review found that mobile applications for 
science learning offered several similar design features, geolocation functionality, vis-
ual/audio representations, digital knowledge-building tools and differentiated roles. 

Further studies have been conducted on the role of mobile applications in education. 
For example, the study by [26] exploring mobile applications use in higher education 
showed that mobile applications were used by academics and students mainly in the 
form of document and data storage and exchange and communication. Very few appli-
cations were used for classroom (teaching) or field (research) activities. The study con-
cluded that institutional support is needed to motivate students to use the applications 
for learning. Another study by [27] showed that parents play an influential role in se-
lecting and using educational applications for kindergarten students. 

Mobile technology in nursing education. Over the past few decades, mobile learn-
ing has been widely discussed in nursing education. A literature review by [28] con-
cluded that the use of mobile technologies in nursing education and training has greatly 
advanced recently. Mobile learning has been mainly applied to training basic nursing 
concepts and skills and to long-term care and obstetrics.  

Several works have presented results that encourage the use of mobile learning in 
this field by demonstrating its great pedagogical potential. The study by [29] concluded 
that smartphone-based mobile learning significantly influenced nursing students’ 
knowledge, skill, confidence, performance and learning attitude. [30] used an experi-
mental sample and found that the application ‘mobile chatbot’ improved nursing stu-
dents' learning outcomes and self-efficacy in obstetric vaccination compared to the tra-
ditional teaching approach based on explanations in a lecture. Furthermore, [17] exam-
ined the effectiveness of mobile virtual reality as a strategy for teaching aseptic surgical 
skills in a surgical nursing course. The study showed that the experimental group out-
performed the control group in most surgical aseptic skills, and the control group par-
ticipants reported feeling anxious during conventional education. 

Other studies have shown that mobile smartphone-based learning can be an alterna-
tive or supporting method to improve nursing training [31,32,33]. These studies, along 
with others that this paper’s scope prevents us from citing, pave the way for further 
research on a national level to promote mobile learning in nursing education. They fur-
ther encourage research to determine mobile learning’s relevance according to specific 
variables. 

1.2 The technological solution 

This project aimed to design and develop a mobile application grounded in the prin-
ciples of innovative formative evaluation to reduce paramedical teachers’ workload and 
optimise their time when performing evaluation tasks. The application features quiz 
games and is animated by illustrations. It also provides formative feedback, making 

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learning more productive and efficient. When nursing students take the quizzes, they 
receive automatic correction and feedback per the learning objectives established in the 
training documents. The quizzes are divided into subtopics according to the course 
chapters (specification table). In the following section, we describe our methodological 
approach to designing and developing the application ‘NursE-Quiz’. 

2 Methodological approach and theoretical framework 

2.1 The technological solution 

Integrating technology into education is complex. The design of pedagogical tools 
that integrate technology must be based on scientific principles to ensure the tool will 
be user-appropriate. We aimed to develop a mobile application with relevant content 
and pedagogical effectiveness that meets students’ needs and teachers’ expectations for 
digital formative assessment. Specific goals guided our thinking throughout the devel-
opment of the project:  

• Design a mobile application for innovative formative assessment that meets the 
needs of stakeholders.  

• Design a mobile application that engages and motivates students. 
• Design a mobile application that is practical, attractive and effective. 

In this work, we expect to develop an e-learning system that involves potential users 
in formative assessment. 

2.2 Theoretical foundations and modelling 

We adopted a working methodology based on theoretical research models to achieve 
our project’s goals. The first objective was to design instructional materials that fol-
lowed expert recommendations on formative assessment. Our theoretical foundation 
was William and Thompson’s (2007) [34] model, which conceptualises five key strat-
egies that guide formative assessment. Following these strategies, the NursE-Quiz was 
designed to incorporate these principles of formative assessment. Each feature refer-
enced the recommendations of the theoretical model, primarily in the areas of self-as-
sessment and formative feedback. 

Based on the principles of innovative formative assessment, the application allows 
students to assess and correct themselves beyond the classroom context. Students can 
make mistakes without being penalised, making them more active and motivated to 
solve problems themselves. With the help of a dashboard, students can follow their 
progress, for example, through scores achieved, rates of progress and incorrect answers 
and various quiz games. In addition, the application fosters competitiveness among 
learners by displaying the names of the top three highest-scoring students, motivating 
other students to make several attempts to pass their quizzes. 

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The quizzes, illustrations and formative feedback in the NursE-Quiz allow students 
to identify their strengths and weaknesses, deepen their understanding of the material 
and review the course content, leading to engaged and self-regulated learning. For the 
teacher, the application reduces their workload and makes it easier to correct work more 
efficiently. It also provides immediate feedback to students via text, images, sounds and 
links to videos and other websites. Students will engage with effective formative feed-
back and formative evaluation by accessing these resources. 

In addition, teachers have direct access to statistics that allow them to track students’ 
progress in the formative assessment activities through the dashboard (for example, via 
scores achieved, rates of progress and questions that lead to more student errors). The 
NursE-Quiz application reduces teachers’ workload and optimises their time when per-
forming formative evaluation tasks. This is a crucial strength of the application, which 
contains a database (made up of quiz sets) that can be consulted and used by teachers 
in other training institutes. Therefore, the application encourages collaboration between 
teachers: each teacher can add to the database, and another teacher of the same subject 
in another city can use that content. 

The design of a pedagogical tool should follow a methodological approach specific 
to development in the field of education [35]. Therefore, we based our project on Van 
der Maren’s (2004) [35] theoretical development framework. According to this model, 
a development project must undergo six stages: analysis of the demand, specifications, 
object design, technical preparation, prototype construction and development. 

 
Fig. 1. Model for developing an educational tool (Van Der Maren, 2003) 

a. Analysis of demand: The first step in the model was to identify the needs of 
stakeholders for digital formative assessment. To achieve this, a collaborative, partici-
patory approach was used. We engaged with teachers to identify their needs related to 

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digital formative assessment and their expectations for a mobile application designed 
for this purpose. These needs were analysed and negotiated with reference to the theo-
retical model of formative assessment. 

Interviews were conducted with ten teachers interested in using digital technology 
in nursing training. The questions focused on the application’s objective, pedagogical 
perspectives and functionalities. We further investigated the target audience and poten-
tial users, the scope of the formative assessment in the application, the question types, 
quiz content and the configuration of the home screen. We also identified the statistical 
indicators necessary for monitoring students’ progress. Several indicators were set with 
the modalities of visualisation on the phone screen. The potential for teacher-student 
communication using the application was also explored. 

The content analysis of the qualitative data allowed us to establish explicit links be-
tween the pedagogical principles and design features of the mobile learning environ-
ment. The emerging themes related to four major constructs: 1) the learning domain 
targeted by the interactive system, 2) the formative assessment components to be pri-
oritised regarding the adopted theoretical model, 3) the statistical indicators necessary 
to track student progress in integrating the mobile application and 4) the overall design 
of the application. 

b. Formulation of specifications: After identifying needs and considering teachers’ 
recommendations, a specification was developed that included the application’s name, 
features and modelling, objectives, technical features, target audience and potential us-
ers, operating system, home screen elements and visuals. This specification was the 
primary document that guided the development of the mobile application. 

c. Object design: For this phase, we consulted scientific literature related to the ap-
plication’s objectives of formative e-assessment, contribution to information and com-
munication technology (ICT), pedagogical innovation and mobile learning. The theo-
retical models in our research were used to prepare and define the application’s essen-
tial structures and pedagogical content. We used a storyboard to illustrate these. 

d. Simulation and prototype: In this stage, the application’s technical specifica-
tions were simulated, and a prototype of the screens was prepared according to the 
techno-pedagogical specifications of the application. The features were adapted to meet 
user expectations. Several adjustments and updates were made to improve the applica-
tion and make it practical and attractive for users. A tutorial was developed to teach the 
target audience how to use it. A mobile development agency oversaw the technical 
specifications that led to the application’s creation. 

e. Fine-tuning: The final stage of development involved testing the prototype on a 
sample of users and revising it as necessary. A committee of nursing teachers evaluated 
the application’s technical, pedagogical, and ergonomic aspects. A fine-tuning session 
with nursing students and teachers took place during the 2020/2021 academic year in 
the lead-up to implementation. 

For this evaluation, we measured the users’ satisfaction with the interactive system 
developed using the System Usability Scale (SUS). This questionnaire consisted of ten 
items, formulated as affirmative sentences, on a 5-point Lickert scale (1 = Strongly 
disagree; 5 = Strongly agree). Data from the questionnaire were processed using SPSS 
software. 

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In addition, to encourage students to use the application, we followed the guidelines 
of Keller’s motivational model for learning, which focus on learner motivation during 
instruction that integrates ICT. This model proposes four steps for promoting and main-
taining motivation in the learning process: attention, relevance, confidence and satis-
faction (ARCS). Our application supports these principles by allowing students to par-
ticipate in the evaluation of their learning and employing different types of exercises to 
motivate and engage them. In addition, feedback is provided via formative texts to con-
solidate learning and reinforce the benefits of the application in the students’ minds. 

 

Fig. 2. ARCS Model of Motivational Design (Keller) 

3 Benefits and educational interest 

As discussed in previous chapters, the NursE-Quiz application fills a gap in peda-
gogical innovation in nursing education in Morocco. This application differs from 
standard online quizzes because of its educational and pedagogical benefits. NursE-
Quiz encourages innovative formative evaluation through self-assessment and self-cor-
rection. It supports learning through formative feedback during the quiz and encourages 
student responsibility and commitment to learning. The application allows teachers to 
track student progress in the formative assessment activities, while the automatic cor-
rection process reduces workload and optimises teachers’ time. Finally, NursE-Quiz 
promotes collaboration, as any teacher can contribute to the database. Therefore, 
NursE-Quiz meets the needs of the stakeholders in formative evaluation by supporting 
students’ learning through quizzes and formative feedback, reducing teachers’ work-
loads and optimising teachers’ time. 

To evaluate NursE-Quiz, the authors conducted a usability test using the SUS ques-
tionnaire. It scored 80.5 on a scale of 100 according to the scale interpretation mode 
[36]. Therefore, the online system obtained an excellent score in terms of acceptability, 
as shown in Figure 3.  

 

 
  

 

Motivation to learn 

Satisfaction 
 

Confidence 

 
 

Relevance 
 

Attention 

 
 

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Fig. 3. Interpretation of the SUS score 

 

Compared with other scientific works investigating mobile learning use, our NursE-
Quiz application reinforces the scope of mobile learning systems in nursing education. 
Existing studies show that mobile systems can reinforce knowledge and skills in nurs-
ing. [33] aimed to determine the effect of a game-based mobile application on nursing 
students’ skill levels in flushing and locking venous catheters with pre-filled syringes. 
Following an experimental approach, the study concluded that the game-based mobile 
application effectively improved nursing students’ skills in flushing and locking venous 
catheters. Other studies have shown how mobile learning can facilitate learning in spe-
cific training courses. For example, [37] developed a mobile application ‘Anatopass’ 
to support anatomical learning in caregiver training. 

Our study corroborates previous similar works’ findings about the accessibility of 
mobile learning. For example, the review by [32] concluded that the developed appli-
cation is acceptable and usable for nurse educators and nursing students and is an ef-
fective tool for improving the quality of education. The earlier review by [31] examined 
user perceptions of mobile learning in nursing education by reviewing several research 
studies. This review showed that health professionals appreciated aspects of mobile 
devices such as efficiency, interaction and personalisation; however, they were con-
cerned about mobile devices’ ability to provide training and support. 

The NursE-Quiz application is the first mobile application designed by Moroccan 
researchers to improve classroom-teaching practices. The functionalities developed can 
assist teachers in delivering formative assessments in the classroom. 

4 The tool: NursE-Quiz 

NursE-Quiz is a mobile educational application. Its name references its content – a 
quiz game for nursing students. It is accessible via the Android operating system to 
those who have obtained a username and password from a designated administrator at 
their training institution. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Degree of acceptability of 
the evaluated system 

 

Probable acceptability 
 

Score scale 
 

Score total calculé = 80.5 

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The application features quizzes with different question types, such as true or false, 
fill-in-the-blanks, MCQs, CROC, drag and drop, matching and selecting an image. The 
application provides automatic correction with formative feedback following each 
question, and students can track their progress, scores and answers on the quizzes. 

The application has a dashboard that enables teachers to create quiz sets in different 
courses, provide feedback, and view students’ tracking indicators at any time. Teachers 
can also send messages to students via WhatsApp or email within the application. These 
are some examples of the application’s screens: 

 

 

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Fig. 4. Application’s screens 

5 Conclusion  

This project’s objective was to develop a mobile pedagogical tool to support student 
nurses’ learning while fulfilling the principles of formative assessment. We used theo-
retical models to design and develop the tool to achieve our goal. 

When implemented, the NursE-Quiz application can promote digital formative as-
sessment, optimizing teachers’ time and allowing students to identify their strengths 
and weaknesses. Further research is needed on how mobile applications can support 
teaching and learning approaches in nursing education. 

More research is needed on how mobile applications can be used to support teaching 
and learning approaches in nursing education. 

In the same sense, it is highly necessary to provide institutional support to teachers 
in their practice, in order to initiate them to integrate interactive learning systems in 
their daily practice. It is necessary to focus on the training of teachers and also the 
involvement of learners in these innovative processes. Our work, based certainly on the 
design of a tool to promote formative evaluation, can be an initiation to other similar 
projects that incorporate the research component for the improvement of classroom 
practice. 

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7 Authors 

Halima Lajane is a PhD in Educational Technology. Head of the department for the 
organization of hospital education at the Ibn Rochd University Center in Casablanca, 
Morocco. She is a member of Association for the Development of Evaluation Method-
ologies In Education (ADMEE)-Section Morocco. She is a member of Laboratory of 
Physical Chemistry of Materials (LCPM) at Ben M’Sik Faculty of Sciences, Hassan II 
University of Casablanca, Morocco 

Rachid Gouifrane is a PhD in Educational Technology. He is Head of the scientific 
research and innovation department at the Ibn Rochd University Center in Casablanca, 
Morocco. He is a member of Association for the Development of Evaluation Method-
ologies in Education (ADMEE)-Section Morocco. He is a member of Laboratory of 
Physical Chemistry of Materials at Ben M’Sik Faculty of Sciences (LCPM), Hassan II 
University of Casablanca, Morocco. 

Rabia Qaisar is a Ph. Dc in Educational Technology. She is a Nurse Teacher at 
Higher Institute of Nursing and Health Techniques of Casablanca. She is a member of 
the Multidisciplinary Laboratory in Sciences and Information Communication and Ed-
ucation Technology (LAPSTICE) at Ben M’Sik Faculty of Sciences, Hassan II Univer-
sity of Casablanca, Morocco. She is a member of Association for the Development of 
Evaluation Methodologies in Education (ADMEE)-Section Morocco. 

Mounir Arai is a PhD in Hospitality and Infectious Risk Prevention-Faculty of 
Medicine and Pharmacy-Casablanca Morocco. He is a hygienist nurse, member of the 
Moroccan society of hygiene Hospital. 

Ghizlane Chemsi: is a PhD in Educational Technology. She is a Professor at Faculty 
of Sciences Ben M'Sik, University Hassan II of Casablanca, Morocco, B.P 7955 Sidi 

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Othmane. She operates in several fields of educational sciences: educational technolo-
gies and assessment, engineering of assessment. She is a Member of the Observatory 
of Research in Didactics and University Pedagogy (ORDIPU), Member of Association 
for the Development of Evaluation Methodologies in Education(ADMEE) –section 
Morocco and the Multidisciplinary Laboratory in Sciences and Information Communi-
cation and Education Technology (LAPSTICE). 

Mohamed Radid is a PhD in Physical Chemistry. He is currently the Vice Dean of 
the Faculty of Sciences Ben M'Sik at Hassan II University, B.P 7955 Sidi Omane, and 
Casablanca, Morocco since 2014. He is a Member of the Observatory of Research in 
Didactics and University Pedagogy (ORDIPU) and Member Board of Directors of As-
sociation for the Development of Evaluation Methodologies in Education (ADMEE) –
Europe. He is an Expert in the fields of teaching and research on educational and tech-
nologies assessment, engineering of assessment, Chemistry Didactics, University Ped-
agogy. 

Article submitted 2022-11-27. Resubmitted 2023-03-21. Final acceptance 2023-03-21. Final version pub-
lished as submitted by the authors. 

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