A survey of the Attitudes of Students at Ilam University of Medical Sciences Toward Electronic Tests

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1 Student Research Committee, Department of Nursing, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

2 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

3 Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran

10.34172/JHAD.92383

Abstract

Background: Electronic tests are one of the consequences of the influence of technology in education. Given the pivotal role of
students, an awareness of their attitudes toward electronic tests can help improve the quality of these tests. This study aimed to
investigate the attitudes of students at Ilam University of Medical Sciences toward electronic tests.
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 205 students at Ilam University of Medical Sciences in western
Iran in 2021. The students were selected through multi-stage sampling. Data were collected using a demographic information form
and a researcher-made questionnaire to examine students’ attitudes toward electronic tests. The collected data were analyzed using
SPSS-22 software.
Results: The data showed that 51.4% of the students had positive attitudes about the use of electronic tests, 31.0% had negative
attitudes, and 17.6% of the students had no opinion. Furthermore, 61.7% of students had relatively positive attitudes toward the
structure and system of electronic tests, 41.4% were positive about the compatibility of tests with the teaching model and the
nature of their fields of study, 55.8% expressed positive views about test security and its stressors, 44.4% of the students proposed
solutions to improve the quality of electronic tests, and 53.6% of the students had moderately positive attitudes toward electronic
tests compared to paper and pencil tests.
Conclusion: The findings suggested that more than half of the students had positive attitudes toward electronic tests and their five
dimensions. Accordingly, educational managers and planners need to develop a suitable framework and set requirements for
improving the electronic infrastructure for administering electronic tests

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Health and Development Journal
Volume 12, Issue 2
July 2023
Pages 62-69

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History

  • Receive Date: 02 May 2024
  • Revise Date: 05 July 2024
  • Accept Date: 10 July 2024

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