DO YOU KNOW? 50% Of Nigeria Student Dnt Know How JAMB CBT Look Like
Computer Based Test.
Computer Based Test (CBT) is a modern testing procedure where each examinee answers their question directly on a computer. Itัะะฉs a bit different from the traditional way of testing where individuals will have to answer their questions using a paper and a pencil or pen.
Computer Based Testing requires the examinee to have a grab on basic computer knowledge,as well as understanding important navigation. Apart from writing the exams on a computer, the arrangement of the exams with respect to timing and level of precision also differs with the conventional paper and pencil based testing
We are trying to paint the picture that based portray the pattern of computer based test to enable prospective candidates, notably first timers, to get the basic features of the computer based examination scenario.
•Features of Computer Based Test
(1) One-Student-One-Computer: This testing system is based on one person per computer system at a particular time. As always expected of a good student, you are advised to enter the examination hall only with the approved examination materials. The candidate will sit close to the computer system, maybe a laptop computer or a desktop computer.
The candidate will face the computer screen awaiting the invigilators command . Some Exams like the ones mostly administered by PEARSON are strictly on computer based while some others may be dual, i.e both computer and paper. In the latter, the students or examinee is given examination question paper and they will be required to answer their questions on the computer unlike the former, the students or the examinee are not given any question paper. Here the questions are on the computer screen while the examinee chooses their seemingly correct answers by right clicking the radio button.
(2) Computer Based Test Desktop, How does it look like? All computer desktops contain icons for simple computer user interaction with the computer system. It uses the WYSIWYG theory.
That means what you see is what you get. Depending on the type of test, the computer screen might be preset to the START page where the examinee will just have to fill in their personal details which is sometimes part of the exams itself.
No matter what exams it is, the basic icons that will be found in the screen will not be very far from what I will explain below in point number three.
(3) What are the notable desktop icons for Computer Based Test (CBT)? (a) The START Button: the time that every exam commences is the ัะะฌSTARTัะะญ period and the time that the exam ends is the ัะะฌSTOPัะะญ button. Examinees should be very watchful of this button as it the paramount of all.
(b) Time and Progress: Immediately when you click start, the clock timer begins to count, which indicates the progress of the exams. This also indicates the time that is remaining for the exams. At any point of the exams, at least you should be able to see how much time remaining for you.
(c) Question Counter: just like the time counter, there is also questions timer. This indicates how many questions you have answered and how to get it.
