Student´s Perception of an Online Exam within the Decision Support System Course at Al al Bayt University

Author

Al-Mashaqbeh, Ibtesam Fares ; Al Hamad, Ahmad

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Educ., Al al-Bayt Univ., Mafraq, Jordan

fYear

2010

fDate

7-10 May 2010

Firstpage

131

Lastpage

135

Abstract

The aim of this study is to measure students´ perceptions toward the use of online exam as an assessment tool on university campus within a Decision Support System Course at Al al Bayt University. The study will show the advantages and disadvantages of the using an online exam on the university campus. To do so a questionnaire was delivered to students taking the course and then it was analyzed using the SPSS. The results showed that there was a positive perception towards the adopting of online exam.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; decision support systems; educational courses; educational institutions; Al al Bayt University; decision support system course; online exam; student perception; Automatic testing; Computer aided instruction; Computer science education; Decision support systems; Distance learning; Educational technology; Management information systems; Protection; Research and development; Software testing; Assessment; Index Terms Distance Learning; Online;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Research and Development, 2010 Second International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kuala Lumpur

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-4043-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCRD.2010.15

Filename

5489480