Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate respondents’ satisfaction with smart device-based testing (SBT), as well as its convenience and advantages, in order to improve its implementation. The survey was conducted among 108 junior medical students at Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Korea, who took a practice licensing examination using SBT in September 2015. The survey contained 28 items scored using a 5-point Likert scale. The items were divided into the following three categories: satisfaction with SBT administration, convenience of SBT features, and advantages of SBT compared to paper-and-pencil testing or computer-based testing. The reliability of the survey was 0.95. Of the three categories, the convenience of the SBT features received the highest mean (M) score (M= 3.75, standard deviation [SD]= 0.69), while the category of satisfaction with SBT received the lowest (M= 3.13, SD= 1.07). No statistically significant differences across these categories with respect to sex, age, or experience were observed. These results indicate that SBT was practical and effective to take and to administer.
Highlights
Study designThey took a practice licensing examination using smart device-based testing (SBT) and filled out an evaluation survey in September 2015
Gender Male Female Age ≥ 31Experience of taking computer-based testing No YesExperience of taking smart device-based testing Frequency (%)Mean± standard deviation (64.8)
No statistically significant differences across these categories with respect to sex, age, or experience were observed. These results indicate that smart device-based testing (SBT) was practical and effective to take and to administer
Summary
They took a practice licensing examination using SBT and filled out an evaluation survey in September 2015. The category assessing the advantages of SBT was composed of two parts: one compared respondents’ satisfaction with SBT to their satisfaction with paper-and-pencil testing, and the other part contained a similar comparison with computer-based testing (CBT). The Cronbach α coefficient of the survey was 0.905, and the range of this coefficient for each item was 0.807 to 0.936; this indicated strong internal consistency and a high level of reliability. The percentage of respondents with CBT experience was 96.3%, and the corresponding value for SBT was 17.6%.
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