ASSESSMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTION ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMPUTER- BASED TEST (CBT) AND PAPER- BASED TEST (PBT) EXAMINATIONS IN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LOKOJA; KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study assessed science education undergraduate students’ perception on the effectiveness of Computer- Based Test (CBT) and Paper-Based Test (PBT) Examinations in Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State.Research design employed was an Ex-post facto design. Two research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study. Population of the study comprised of 1,500 science education undergraduates of 200 and 300levels from Faculty of Education. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 1000 respondents. The instrument for data collection was questionnaire titled: Science Education Undergraduate Students’ Assessment on the Effectiveness of Computer-Based Test (CBT) and Paper-Based Test (PBT) mode of Examination in Federal University Lokoja Questionnaire (SEUSPCTPBEFULQ).Croncbach’s Alpha was used to determine the reliability of the instrument at 0.82 which was high and reliable for such a study. The research questions were analyzed using mean and standard deviation, while the hypotheses were tested using t-test statistics tested at 0.05 level of significance. The result of the study showed that students’ assessment on CBT mode of examination had higher mean ratings than PBT mode of examination. Again, the result showed no significant gender difference of their assessment on the two modes of examination in FUL, Kogi State. Based on the study findings, it was recommended, among others that, undergraduate students across higher institutions should be trained on how to use computer based examinations during the process of studying their courses to help boost their performances since most students are currently assessed using CBT mode of examination in FUL.