STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF EASE-OF-USE AND TEST FAIRNESS OF COMPUTER BASED ASSESSMENT

Advancement in technology has greatly influenced all aspects of education including assessment of learners. This has brought about the use of computer in assessment. Although, computer based assessment has a number of benefits, it has generated varying reactions from stakeholders in education system. This study therefore, examined students’ perception of computer based assessment in the area of ease of use and test fairness. A survey research design was adopted for the study and 142 students from Kwara State College Education, Ilorin were randomly selected as sample of the study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Cronbach alpha was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument which gave internal consistency coefficient of 0.72. Arithmetic means and chi-square were used to analyse data. The result shown that majority of students have basic computer knowledge, and perceived CBA to be more easy to use than PBA and that tests in CBA are more fair than in PBA. Also, it was discovered from the study that students’ perception on ease-of-use and test fairness of CBA based on computer efficiency was significantly different. However, there is no significant difference in the students’ perception on based on gender was not statistically different. Recommendations were also made based on the findings of this study.