Evaluating Electronic Examination Methods Applied to Students of Electronics. Effectiveness and Comparison to the Paper-and-Pencil Method.

Abstract

Electronic examination is of great interest from both the educational and pedagogical points of view. At the T.E.I. of Athens, two variations of an electronic examination model have been designed and implemented for one of the core modules taught in the Department of Electronics. An application named "e-examination" has been developed for creating and performing this kind of computerized tests. The selection of the module was based on certain criteria concerning the application of the methods and preliminary preparations took place. To avoid bias and ensure objectivity of the methods and therefore the reliability of the results extra caution was taken. Thereafter, the results of the electronic and the conventional examinations were statistically processed and compared. The percentage of knowledge assimilation and the efficiency of the teaching process were also investigated and validated. The case study showed that students who were electronically examined performed better than those conventionally examined