Development and Validation of Computer Aided Testing Module for Technical Drawing In Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Development and Validation of Computer Aided Testing Module for Technical Drawing In Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

ABSTRACT

This study developed and validated Computer Aided Testing Module for Technical Drawing, (CATMTD). Adopting instrumentation design, a personal home page (php) software was written for test management and administration. Four specific purpose-based research questions were posed and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study.

A random sample of 10 teachers and 81 students of Technical Drawing was selected from public secondary schools in Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria in 2012/13 session for furthering the work.  Modular web-based CATMTD php software compilation in local host (computer) comprised 435 resourced, peer-trialed and psychometric analyzed objective test items for handy deployment and data collection from the students.

Also, structured software functionality assessment questionnaire (CATMTDFAQ) was administered to the teachers under study.  Content-specified tests were as well administered to subjects for five consecutive weeks based on Item Response Theory of Testing IRT – Rash Model.

The data collected were analyzed and interpreted using descriptive statistics: mean ( ̅) (and at 3.50 acceptance level). Also, analysis of variance, ANOVA and t-test statistic were used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 levels of significance.  Results obtained from the analyses revealed that neither school location nor gender had significant influence on technical drawing students’ learning achievement.

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INTRODUCTION

Over the years, classroom assessment has followed traditional paper-based testing. Through this manual approach, related testing processes including item preparation; test management and administration were undertaken as paper and pencil work. In that dispensation, test item baking was also paper-based.

Such vast resources were difficult to extract for handy usage in classroom situation as needs arise. This in turn contributed to negative teacher-attitude as technical drawing teachers minimized frequent/regular testing. In extreme cases, such teachers evade tests or embark on haphazard testing to fulfill duty demands with its attendant poor education system productivity.

The prevailing situation reflected in poor senior secondary school certificate examination candidates’ performances. This as well is depicted in low technical drawing school-leaver quality to a growing public concern. In this regard,  Akaigwe (2012), stated that senior secondary school certificate examination (SSSCE) bodies (the West Africa Examinations Council-WAEC, and National Examinations Council-NECO) have been recording 90 per cent failure rates in recent years.

Reiterating, WAEC (2003-2007), reports indicated general poor performance in most subjects of their SSSCE and particularly in technical drawing. Preliminary survey probed poor senior secondary school certificate examination performance in technical drawing between 2001 and 2010.

The investigation identified near-absent development/adoption of computer-based technology (CBT) for test management and administration (integrating raw scores reporting) as well as haphazard testing among other related factors. A good test should be conceived of as a teaching device which offers feedback for directional instruction, objective-based learning for progression and remediation occasioned by failure to meet up presented objectives.

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