ERIC Number: EJ1070063
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 17
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A Study of Perceptional Typologies on Computer Based Assessment (CBA): Instructor and Student Perspectives
Kim, Jin-Young
Educational Technology & Society, v18 n2 p80-96 2015
This study explores and describes different viewpoints on Computer Based Assessment (CBA) by using Q methodology to identify perspectives of students and instructors and classify these into perceptional typologies. Thirty undergraduate students taking CBA courses and fifteen instructors adopting CBA into their curriculum at a university in Korea, were chosen as participants in this study. As a result of the study, firstly, four types of learners were identified and given the following descriptive labels: (I) CBA Dissatisfaction Type, (II) CBA Friendly Type, (III) Adjustment Seeker Type, and (IV) CBA Apprehensive Type. Secondly, three types of instructors were classified and given the following descriptive labels: (A) CBA Preferred Type, (B) Supplementary Need Type, and (C) Yes-But Mixed Type. Educational and pedagogical implications of these results are discussed in the context of CBA course design.
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Classification, Q Methodology, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Personality Traits, Student Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics, Blended Learning, Student Evaluation, User Satisfaction (Information), Interviews, Factor Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Korea
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