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A Comparison Of Performance Of Radiography Students On Computer Based (electronic Examination) And Written Examinations
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ABSTRACT
TITLE: 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 adopted for this study is a descriptive survey method. A quota sampling and simple random sampling techniques were used to administer the questionnaires to 171 radiography students (45 students each from part 2, 3 and 4 while 36 from part 5) and the whole questionnaires were retrieved.The research was conducted using a structured and open ended questionnaire designed to assess participants demographic profile, their perception on CBE, comparison between CBE and PPE, and physical structure/facilities. SPSS version 16.0 (IBM, US, NEW YORK) was used to analyse the data where descriptive statistics; such as, frequency, mean and percentage were generated. Also chi-square was used to compare the differences in performance between CBE and PPE.
RESULTS: The results show that the performance on paper-pen exam is higher in the four courses ; Rad 201,Rad 331,Rad 431 and Rad 531 which was observed with failure rate of 16.3%, 9.3%,1.9% and 0.0% with average of 49.27, 53.33, 55.02 and 54.83 respectively during 2013/2014 academic session while the same courses in 2014/2015 after the introduction of electronic exam(computer based exam CBE ) in the four courses has 42.9%,11.6%,13.0% and 2.0% with average of 40.16, 29.62,53.09 and 46.42 respectively.
Based on content analysis, the respondents 38(22.2%) strongly agree that performance in CBE was better than the PPE and 51(29.8%) agree, 0(0%) neither agree nor disagree, 67(39.2%) disagree and 15(8.8%) strongly disagree to the above statement.
CONCLUSION: This research showed that students academic performance is better in written (paper and pen exam) than in electronic exam (e-exam, computer based exam). The students prefer written exam to e-exam mode in radiography department of university of Maiduguri. KEY WORDS: examination, computer base exam, paper and pen exam, attitude
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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 ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION1.0 BACKGROUND OF STUDYExamination is an assessment indeed to measure a test-takers knowledge, skills, attitude, fitness or classification in many other topics as defined by wikipedia (Rehmani, 2003). Examination can be either paper-pen or electronic examination (e-exam).Paper-pen examination may be defined as printed set of questions used to test somebody’s knowledge in an exam (Encarta, 2010). Ayo et al. (2007) defines e- examination as a system that †... 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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