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A Comparison Of Performance Of Radiography Students On Computer Based (electronic Examination) And Written Examinations
[A CASE STUDY OF UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI] -
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1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
1. Lecturers will have an understanding of their students preferred methods of examinations(evaluation) and will be in position to make more informed choice on evaluation tools to adopt to improve effective teaching and learning in their courses.
2. This study will serve as a guide for educational planners of radiography programme in UNIMAID in reviewing evaluation strategy.
3. The result of this study will provide baseline data for further research by others in the time ahead.
1.4 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The study was conducted among radiography students of UNIMAID and it lasted for a period of 5 months as from January 2016– May 2016.The aim of the study is to determine the students attitude towards electronic exams.
1.5 LIMITATION OF THE STUDY
The respondents may not have given honest answers to the questions provided in the questionnaires.
1.6 DEFINITION OF TERMS
1. Computer: this is an electronic device capable of interpreting and executing programmed commands for input, output, computation and logic operations. it is a programmable machine that respond to a specific set of instruction in a well defined manner and it can execute a pre- recorded list of instruction when instructed(Webopedia, 2009)
2. Examination: is an assessment indeed to measure a test-takers knowledge, skills, attitude, fitness or classification in many other topics (Wikipedia)
3. Paper-pen examination: may be defined as printed set of questions used to test somebody’s knowledge in an exam (Encarta, 2010)
4. E-Examination: is defined as a system that “involves the conduct of examinations through the web or the intranetâ€. (Ayo et. al., 2007)
5. Assessment: the critical analysis of the status of a particular condition (saunders comprehensive veterinary dictionary,2007)
6. Academic Performance: is the outcome of education, the extent to which a student, teacher or institution has achieved their educational goals.(wikipedia,2016)
7. Perception: The way you notice things, especially with the senses (Mitchell, 2009).
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTTITLE: A comparison of performance of radiography students on computer based (electronic examination) and written examinations: a case study of university of Maiduguri.OBJECTIVES: To compare academic performance differences among computer based (e-exams) and paper-pen examination in some selected courses; Rad 201,Rad 331,Rad 431,Rad 531 in 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 academic sessions and to determine the students attitude towards e-examination.MATERIAL AND METHOD: The research design adopte ... Continue reading---
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QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]QUESTIONNAIRESECTION A: DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEPlease tick [√] in the spaces provided for appropriate responses.1) Age: 18-23 [ ] 24-29 [ ] 30-35 [ ]36-41 [ ] 42-47 [ ]2) Gender: male [ ] female [ ]3) Level: 200:[ ] 300L: [ ] 400:[ ] 500L: [ ]SECTION B: COMPUTER BASED EXAMINATION (CBE)Please tick [√] as appropriate in one box provided against each questions.4) Do you Use computer in school(a) Strongly agree [ ] (b) agree [ ] (c) Neither Agree or Disagree[ ] (d) disagree ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLESTable 4.1: Demography: Distribution of age of the participants Table 4.2: Distribution of participants’ gender Table 4.3: Distribution of participants’ educational level Table 4.4: showing comparism between paper and pen exams (PPE) and electronic exams (e-exam) in Rad 201 resultsTable 4.5: showing comparism between paper and pen exams (PPE) and electronic exams (e-exam) in Rad 331 resultsTable 4.6: showing comparism between paper and pen exams (PPE) ... Continue reading---
LIST OF FIGURES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF FIGURESFIG 4.1 showing the age distribution of the respondents FIG 4.2 showing the gender distribution of the respondents ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSCover page Title page Approval page Certification pageExaminers page Declaration page Dedication page Acknowledgement page Table of content Abstract CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION1.1 background of the study 1.2 Statement of research problem 1.3 Objectives of the study 1.3 Hypothesis 1.4 Significance of the study 1.5 Scope of the study 1.6 Limitation of the study 1.7 Definitio ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Karadeniz (2009) studied the impact of paper based, web based and mobile based assessment on students’ achievement. A group of 38 students were experimented for 3 weeks. Significant differences were found between the scores achieved by the students in second week but not in first week. The paper revealed that students had positive attitude towards web based and mobile based assessment due to ease of use, comprehensive and instant feedback. Moreover, most favoured tests were web based and ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY3.0 STUDY DESIGNThe research design adopted for this study is a descriptive survey method.The descriptive survey seems to ascertain students’ responses on a comparison of performance of radiography students on computer based and written examinations.3.1 SOURCE OF DATAPrimary source of data was used to collect the data.Secondary source of data was also gotten from result records data base of the department for comparison. Hence it was a mixed ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 12 ]The table below shows the results obtained from paper-pen exam in 2013/2014 academic session and electronic exam in 2014/2015 academic session. Comparing the two results it is evident that failure rate is higher in electronic exam (13.0%) with average of 53.09 and lower in paper-pen exam (1.9%) with an average of 55.02.The table above shows the results obtained from paper-pen exam in 2013/2014 academic session and electronic exam in 2014/2015 academic session. Comparing the two results it is evi ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVE5.0 DISCUSSIONThe result from this study shows that out of the total 171 respondents 63(36.8%) agreed that they prefer PPE to CBE while only 15(8.8%) disagreed and also 75(43.9%) agreed that CBE can not replace the PPE while only 11(6.4%) disagreed. This result is at variance with the findings of Karadeniz (2009) who studied the impact of paper based, web based and mobile based assessment on students’ achievement. A group of 38 students were experimented for 3 weeks. Sig ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESAdegbija, M.V., Fakomogbon, M.A. & Daramola, F.O. (2012), the NewTechnologies and the Conduct of E-Examinations: A Case Study of National Open University of Nigeria. British Journals ISSN 2047-3745, Vol.3 (1), pp.60-61Adomi, E.E. and Kpangban, E. (2010), Application of ICTs in Nigerian Secondary Schools. Retrieved May 18, 2013 from http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~mbolin/adomi-kpangban.htmAduwa-Ogiegbaen, S. E., and Iyamu, E. O. S. (2005), Using Information and Communication Technology ... Continue reading---
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTTITLE: A comparison of performance of radiography students on computer based (electronic examination) and written examinations: a case study of university of Maiduguri.OBJECTIVES: To compare academic performance differences among computer based (e-exams) and paper-pen examination in some selected courses; Rad 201,Rad 331,Rad 431,Rad 531 in 2013/2014 and 2014/2015 academic sessions and to determine the students attitude towards e-examination.MATERIAL AND METHOD: The research design adopte ... Continue reading---