Journal of Research on Computing in Education · 1995 · 10 citations · 11 references
Social SciencesEducational PsychologyPsychologyExperimental PsychologyPsychometricsTest ConstructionAnxiety AssessmentComputer-based TestingPerformance TestingPsychological TestingAnxiety Severity Rating ScalesControl Group DesignHypermedia ControlsMatched Control GroupPaper-and-pencil Cognitive TestingTest Performance CharacteristicsTest Performance Effects
This study compared two groups of students using anxiety level and test performance as measures. The control group took a written version of the anxiety scale and test at the beginning and end of the study. The experimental group took a written version of the test and computerized version of the anxiety scale (using HyperCard stack) at the beginning, but a computerized version of both the anxiety scale and test at the end of the study. No difference was found between computerized versus paper-and-pencil testing for both anxiety and performance. In addition, performance was higher on the pretest and posttest for those subjects who exhibited lower levels of anxiety. Other comparisons showing significant differences included owning a computer, previous use of computers, and gender. One area that was not significantly different was graduate students versus undergraduate students.
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