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Development of an online assessment system to evaluate knowledge on chemical safety and security

  • Imee Su Martinez EMAIL logo , Daniel Ashok Maria Innasi and Rohan P. Perera
Published/Copyright: April 5, 2022
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Physical Sciences Reviews
From the journal Physical Sciences Reviews Volume 8 Issue 10

Abstract

Education and information dissemination are fundamental to safety and security risk management and mitigation. A web-based examination system called OPCW eQChemSS was developed to assess individuals on their knowledge in chemical safety and security. This can be used as an evaluation tool for chemical safety and security courses, workshops, and seminars. A database of questions was included in this web-based software, which was divided into three categories. Category A is general chemistry level safety, Category B is chemical safety related to organic and inorganic compounds, and Category C is on chemical safety and security and the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). The system was designed to automatically check the examination and instantly provide the result of the test in terms of percentage correct answers. A feedback mechanism from the examinees was also included to assess the effectiveness of this e-learning educational material. The importance of e-learning materials in this time of COVID-19 pandemic cannot be more emphasized. The need for readily accessible e-sources that will aid in virtual learning for various topics will be significant even in the coming new normal of hybrid or flexible learning where both online and face-to-face learning may be implemented.

Keywords: chemical education; chemical safety; chemical security; CWC; e-questionnaire; PhP
Corresponding author: Imee Su Martinez, Institute of Chemistry, National Science Complex, University of the Philippines-Diliman, Quezon City, 2100, Philippines, E-mail:

Funding source: Department of Science and Technology, Republic of the Philippines

Acknowledgments

Our sincerest gratitude goes to the Technical Secretariat (TS) of the International Cooperation Branch of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in their dedication to make every OPCW Associate Program a success, and the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD) for personnel support. Special thank you to the following TS members Dawsar Drissi, Julia Gonzales, Anisoara Novacescu, and Victor Barros-Correia.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: None declared.

  3. Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.

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https://doi.org/10.1515/psr-2021-0177
Keywords for this article
chemical education; chemical safety; chemical security; CWC; e-questionnaire; PhP

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