Abstract
Learning evaluation using ubiquitous-based tests may be essential during a public health crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, during which theoretical classes and clinical practice are conducted online. However, students may not be as familiar with ubiquitous-based tests as they are with paper-based tests. This survey study aimed to evaluate students’ satisfaction with ubiquitous-based tests and compare the evaluation results of a paper-based test with that of a ubiquitous-based test in nursing education. For the midterm exam of the Women’s Health Nursing course, a paper-based test was conducted, while a ubiquitous-based test using a tablet computer was used for the final exam. The Ubiquitous-Based Test Usefulness and Satisfaction tool, which has a five-point Likert-type response scale, was employed to evaluate the post-test usefulness and satisfaction scores of the ubiquitous-based test. The mean score of the ubiquitous-based test usefulness was 4.01 ± 0.67. There was a significant difference in satisfaction levels between the ubiquitous-based and the paper-based test (t = −3.36, p = 0.001). Specifically, the evaluation scores were not affected by different evaluation methods. Study participants deemed the ubiquitous-based test highly useful and satisfactory, suggesting that such tests may be a future-oriented evaluation method, potentially replacing paper-based tests.
Highlights
Owing to the rapid expansion and popularity of mobile devices, the education sector is undergoing innovative changes to enable learning without limitations of time, place, and devices [1,2]
With technology allowing for the expansion of the use of various smart mobile devices for learning, the Ministry of Education of Korea has been innovating the educational system by implementing smart education and conducting evaluations [3]
This study aims to examine students’ satisfaction with ubiquitous-based tests (UBT) and compare their evaluation results of these tests with those of paper-based test (PBT) in nursing education
Summary
Owing to the rapid expansion and popularity of mobile devices, the education sector is undergoing innovative changes to enable learning without limitations of time, place, and devices [1,2]. With technology allowing for the expansion of the use of various smart mobile devices (e.g., tablet computers, smartphones, etc.) for learning, the Ministry of Education of Korea has been innovating the educational system by implementing smart education and conducting evaluations [3]. Examination Institute used ubiquitous-based tests (UBT)—in which testing, scoring, and grade management are performed using tablet computers—to conduct the Clinical Pathology Mock Tests [5] in 2011, and the Doctor National Examination Mock Tests [6] in 2016. It has been using UBTs for the Emergency Medical Examination (level 1) National
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