Course assessment method based on the directed cycle search algorithm

In order to solve the problem in the course process assessment, which is widely used in developed countries, when applied in most of the Universities in China, a course process method based on the directed cycle search algorithm is proposed in this paper. Firstly, a process of peer evaluation among the students in the same class is organized and a grade matrix is obtained. Then, a filter algorithm is proposed to remove the possible mendacious grade. Finally, a new score for every student will be generated by a mixed algorithm. An experiment is carried out among a class with 92 students, and the result shows that: 1) the method proposed in this paper could find all the possible mendacious grade in the original matrix; 2) this paper proposes a new approach to carry out an efficient evaluation, which could release the teachers from heavy workforce in the curricula assessment; 3) the method proposed in this paper could find a more true grade for the students from the original one. Also, because the method proposed in this paper is just the primary step to finish the curricula assessment automatically, further researches are needed in the near future.