The Role of Computer-Aided Assessment in Health Professional Education: A Comparison of Student Performance in Computer-Based and Paper-and-Pen Multiple-Choice Tests.

Lee, Gary; Weerakoon, Patricia

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ERIC Number: EJ646125

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2001

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The Role of Computer-Aided Assessment in Health Professional Education: A Comparison of Student Performance in Computer-Based and Paper-and-Pen Multiple-Choice Tests.

Lee, Gary; Weerakoon, Patricia

Medical Teacher, v23 n2 p152-157 Mar 2001

Investigates the differences of student performance between computerized and paper-and-pen multiple-choice tests and assesses the extent and effect of "computer anxiety." Uses the LXR.TEST 5.1 software for computerized tests and suggests that computer-based assessment could be used with confidence for the purposes of ranking students, but care should be taken in using it for grading. (Contains 39 references.) (Author/YDS)

Descriptors: Computer Software, Educational Technology, Evaluation Methods, Health Education, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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