DIDACTIC APPRAISAL OF COMPUTER-BASED AND PAPER-PENCIL TESTING IN ECONOMICS AT THE 2014 UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The study is an appraisal of Computer-Based Testing (CBT) and Paper-Pencil Testing (PPT) in economics at the 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Purposive samplingtechnique was adopted in selecting a sample of 600 candidates from the list of 2014 examinees in Cross River State Centres who wrote economics. The selection of the sample was based on the two modes of the examination. Accordingly, 300 candidates were selected from each mode. Scores on economics for each candidate was extracted and used for the study. Two hypotheses (one on the level of performance and another on the influence of mode of administration and performance) formulated to guide the study. Results of the study reveal that performance of candidates who wrote the examination using computer was significantly better than those for candidates who wrote the same examination using paper and pencil. It is recommended that JAMB should create more centres for CBT method and move out of the PPT method to enhance candidates’ performance.
Key words: Computer-based Testing; Paper-and-pencil Test; Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Isaac O. Ubi Ph.D and Augustine I. Robert (2015)
DIDACTIC APPRAISAL OF COMPUTER-BASED AND PAPER-PENCIL TESTING IN ECONOMICS AT THE 2014 UNIFIED TERTIARY MATRICULATION EXAMINATION IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT The study is an appraisal of Computer-Based Testing (CBT) and Paper-Pencil Testing (PPT) in economics at the 2014 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Purposive samplingtechnique was adopted in selecting a sample of 600 candidates from the list of 2014 examinees in Cross River State Centres who wrote economics. The selection of the sample was based on the two modes of the examination. Accordingly, 300 candidates were selected from each mode. Scores on economics for each candidate was extracted and used for the study. Two hypotheses (one on the level of performance and another on the influence of mode of administration and performance) formulated to guide the study. Results of the study reveal that performance of candidates who wrote the examination using computer was significantly better than those for candidates who wrote the same examination using paper and pencil. It is recommended that JAMB should create more centres for CBT method and move out of the PPT method to enhance candidates’ performance. Key words: Computer-based Testing; Paper-and-pencil Test; Unified Tertiary Matriculation