Paper-Based versus Computer-Based Assessment: Key Factors Associated with the Test Mode Effect.

Clariana, Roy; Wallace, Patricia

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ERIC Number: EJ657890

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Publication Date: 2002

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Paper-Based versus Computer-Based Assessment: Key Factors Associated with the Test Mode Effect.

Clariana, Roy; Wallace, Patricia

British Journal of Educational Technology, v33 n5 p593-602 Nov 2002

Describes a study that seeks to confirm several key factors in computer-based versus paper-based assessment. Based on earlier research, the factors considered in this study of undergraduates include content familiarity; computer familiarity; competitiveness; and gender. Reports results of analysis of variance that showed the computer-based test group outperformed the paper-based test group. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Attitudes, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Intermode Differences, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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