Perception of teachers and students towards computer- based tests: An analysis in terms of gender, subject background and computer efficiency level

Abstract

This paper concerns about the perception of government intermediate teachers and Biology intermediate students regarding the mode of examination as computer-based test (CBT) verses paper-pencil test (PPT). Perception is very close to attitude and easy to measure by the intended behavior. The survey analysis highlighted the significant difference between the perception of intermediate teachers and intermediate students towards modes of examination with reference to their gender, subject background and computer efficiency level. It has been suggested that male teachers and male students perceived more positively about computer-based test and same with the science background and computer efficient participants. The effectiveness of computer-based test was also studied based on 16 parameters of effectiveness as perceived by the stakeholders, which supported that computer-based tests is more effective than paperpencil tests.