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Students’ attitudes towards computer testing in a basic science course
Author(s) -
Ogilvie Robert W,
Trusk Thomas C,
Blue Amy V
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1999.00517.x
Subject(s) - summative assessment , medical education , course (navigation) , test (biology) , multiple choice , educational measurement , computer assisted instruction , computer terminal , medicine , psychology , medical physics , mathematics education , computer science , curriculum , formative assessment , pedagogy , biology , paleontology , significant difference , physics , astronomy , display device , operating system
Objectives The introduction of computerized testing offers several advantages for test administration, however, little research has examined students’ attitudes toward computerized testing. This paper, reports the attitudes of 202 students in a first year cell biology and histology course toward computerized testing and its influence on their study habits over a three year period. Design and methods Multiple choice and image‐based extra credit examinations and summative image‐based examinations have been successfully administered in the course. The results indicate that students readily accept computer exams and that their study habits were influenced in a positive manner by the computer administered extra‐credit examinations. Results Our results provide further evidence that medical students like the use of computer administered examinations and that the examinations may actually accentuate the learning experience.