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Preservice Economics Teachers Perception And Attitude Towards The Use Of Computer-based Test For Assessment
[A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN]
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Students are reported to find computer-based self-assessment tests useful, particularly for revision (Steele and Koner 2001). There appeared to have been only a few studies of the effect of these tests on assessment performance and they tend to show that improvement is small (Pinckney 2001). In University of Ilorin, computer-Assisted Test was placed on the universitycomputer network in 2008, and subsequently remained available at all times. The quiz covered all aspects of the module and was specifically designed to improve the students’ knowledge and recall of factual information. ‘Ideal’ answers were accessible by clicking on a button below each question. Programmes where organized to assist Students on how to effectively use CAT for examination purpose (Dimeji, 2014). This revealed that pre-service teachers in University of Ilorin had a positive attitude towards CBT since the period of introduction due to its usefulness, ease of use and reliability.
Appraisal of Reviewed Literature
Reviewed literatures have focused on evaluation and students learning, meaning and type of CBT, pre-service teacher perception and attitude towards Computer-Based Test (CBT).Literature reviewed on evaluation showed that educational systemhasbeeninfluencedbyarapidchangein technologyasitisincreasinglyusedin teachingandlearning.Thishas implicationson the qualityofUniversityeducation,asqualityisbelievedto have beencompromisedbythequantityofuniversities.Qualityisrelatedto standard; therefore the standard of university education can only be achieved through evaluation process. The evaluation process is done through accreditationprocesswhichisusedtoevaluate theprocess of educational performance in theuniversity.Evaluation isa wayofassessinga systeminordertomakeadeclarationontheoutcomeofthesystem (Ojedele&Ilusanya, 2006).
FromthereviewofliteratureonComputer-basedtest,itisobserved thattherapidadoptionof computer-based testisduetothenumerous advantagesderivedfromCBToverthepaper-based test.Some of the advantagesofusingcomputerfortestrevealedintheliteratureinclude: increaseddelivery, administration and scoringefficiency,improved test security, consistency and reliability, faster response rate (Leyland, 2012). Conversely,researchers(Boo, 1997; Karadeniz,2009)have concludedthatCBThasdisadvantagessuch ascostand organization control.The emergenceofcomputer-basedtest inNigerianUniversity examinations emerged throughthepost University MatriculationExamination(UME). Universities suchastheUniversityofIlorin, FederalUniversityofTechnology, MinnaaremaximizingtheuseofCBT astoolforundergraduateassessments through Electronic Test Company (ETC) (Oladipo, 2009).
Literature reviewed on perception and attitude of students towards the use of CBT showed that students in Nigerian universities perceived CBT to be useful, easy to use and credible. More so, thhe attitude of students towards the use of CBT has been positive. Though students experience anxiety due to computer but still perform better in CBT (Boo, 1997). The guidelines for the use of CBT are the rank order scores of individuals tested in alternative modes closely appropriating each other and the means, dispersions and shapes of the score distributions being approximately the same by re-scaling the scores from the computer tests versions (Tella&Bashorun, 2012).
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APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]APPENDIXUNIVERSITY OF ILORINFACULTY OF EDUCATIONINSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONQUESTIONNAIRE ON PRESERVICE ECONOMICS TEACHERS PERCEPTION AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE USE OF COMPUTER-BASED TEST FOR ASSESSMENT IN UNIVERSITY OF ILORINDear Respondent,The objective of this questionnaire is to elicit information on Pre-service economics teachers perception and attitude towards the use of computer-based test for assessment in university of Ilorin. The information provided will be treated as strictly confidential an ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]This study might as well enlighten lecturers on the uses of computer-based test and paper-based test.Examination bodies like the West African Examination Council, the National Examination Council and the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board may find the result of this study useful to them during their policy formulation and implementation with regards to test. The result of this study may prompt examination bodies in Nigeria to use computer-based test. Examinations and professional bodies will a ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]The research instrument wasvalidated by the researcher’s supervisor and
three lecturers from the Department of Social Science Education,
University of Ilorin, Nigeria. The face and contents validation of the
instrument was done to ensure that items in the questionnaire are
appropriate and suitable to assess exactly what it is meant for. The
reliability of the instrument was determined by administrating the
instrument on 10 randomly selected pre-service teachers from Social
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CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]Summary of FindingThe following finding findings were derived from the study through research questions;1. Pre service Economics teachers’ perceived CBT to be usefulness for assessment in University of Ilorin.2. Pre service Economics teachers’ perceived CBT to be easy to use for assessment in University of Ilorin3. The attitude of Pre service Economics teachers’ towards the use of CBT for assessment in University of Ilorin is not positive. ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]ConclusionIn light of this, the study discovered that though CBT is usefulness and easy to use but students still have a negative attitude towards it due to factors like anxiety and computer competency.RecommendationsBased on the findings and conclusions, the following recommendations were made:1. Nigerian universities should improve the efficiency of computer-based test to increase its credibility.2. Lecturer sand students should be encouraged on the use of computer- based test irre ... Continue reading---
