Undergraduate students’ attitudes toward computer-based and traditional paper-based testing: A comparative study

In this study, we investigated undergraduate students' attitudes toward computer-based versus paper-based assessment in classroom examination. We surveyed (N = 59) first year college students taking the general physics course at the German Jordanian University in Jordan. Two exams were administered to complete the study, one in each setting. After the second test, the students filled in a quantitative attitude questionnaire related to the exam methodology. The questionnaire's statistical analysis based on gender and previous computers skills was obtained. The results showed that no statistically significant gender factor was found in the student's assessment method preference. Students with higher computer knowledge preferred computer-based assessment to a statistically significant degree. Private versus public high school attendance was not a statistical factor in attitudes toward the testing method.