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ERIC Number: ED282935
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Aug-22
Pages: 16
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Participants' Reactions to Computerized Testing.
Moe, Kim C.; Johnson, Marilyn F.
This study investigated participants' reactions to computerized testing and assessed the practicability of this testing method in the classroom. A sample of 315 secondary-level students took a computerized and a printed version of a standardized aptitude test battery and a survey assessing their reactions to the computerized testing. Overall reactions to the computerized test were positive. Students liked the computerized test for the ease in answering (49 percent), for being "faster" (30 percent), untimed (25 percent), and "fun" (11 percent). The most common complaint involved eye fatigue (32 percent). Girls reported problems and nervousness during the computerized test significantly more frequently than did boys. Overall, students reported that computerized testing can be a workable alternative to printed standardized testing. Administrators' reactions were mixed; examiners were excited about this new mode of test administration but had some difficulty with the planning and logistics of administration. Suggestions for improving computerized testing and the impact of the changing technology are discussed. A copy of the survey questions and excerpts from student surveys are appended. (Author/JAZ)
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Differential Aptitude Test
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A