Performance Differences According to Test Mode and Computer Familiarity on a Practice Graduate Record Exam.
A study was conducted to investigate the relationships between test mode and computer familiarity with test performance on the Graduate Record Exam. Results indicated that students in the paper-and-pencil group outperformed the computerized-without-editorial control group on all subtests, and that...
| Published in: | Educational & Psychological Measurement Vol. 62; no. 6; pp. 1053 - 1068 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
December 2002
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| Summary: | A study was conducted to investigate the relationships between test mode and computer familiarity with test performance on the Graduate Record Exam. Results indicated that students in the paper-and-pencil group outperformed the computerized-without-editorial control group on all subtests, and that the computerized-with-editorial-control group outperformed the computerized-without-editorial group on the analytical subtest only. It was concluded that the findings highlight the importance of assessing time constraints when converting exams from paper-and-pencil to computer-delivery mode. |
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