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Wow congrats... what were u writing ur thesis on???

Trying to discover if there is a relationship between the interface design of a computer-based test, the level of computer literacy of the user and the marks the user gets. I.e. if they have a low level of computer literacy, does it negatively affect their marks when taking a CBT and if so, is there a way to change the interface design to neutralise the loss of marks :)

Couldn't prove anything though, got a really shitty sample (read, the first year accounting students didn't bother to take my test/survey). Still managed to get a first though, which is astonishing :p
 
Trying to discover if there is a relationship between the interface design of a computer-based test, the level of computer literacy of the user and the marks the user gets. I.e. if they have a low level of computer literacy, does it negatively affect their marks when taking a CBT and if so, is there a way to change the interface design to neutralise the loss of marks :)

Couldn't prove anything though, got a really shitty sample (read, the first year accounting students didn't bother to take my test/survey). Still managed to get a first though, which is astonishing :p

Wow! Thats facinating. I would imagine it being due more to the fact that people who are not computer literate are "afraid" of computers, thus they are negative and do badly. Where as people who are very computer literate feel more comfortable with the pc and thus they are more relaxed and do well. Sucks that you couldn't prove anything, but i guess its the actual research you get graded for not the results.

/opens a beer

:eek: Drinking at work are we? Tisk Tisk.
 
Trying to discover if there is a relationship between the interface design of a computer-based test, the level of computer literacy of the user and the marks the user gets. I.e. if they have a low level of computer literacy, does it negatively affect their marks when taking a CBT and if so, is there a way to change the interface design to neutralise the loss of marks :)

Couldn't prove anything though, got a really shitty sample (read, the first year accounting students didn't bother to take my test/survey). Still managed to get a first though, which is astonishing :p

Well the fact is you managed to get ur thesis through... with our universities I dont think they really care if you couldnt prove anything works as long as you put in the effort and tried your best and wrote up a conclusive theory then im not suprised u got a distinction... :)

/opens a beer

/joins spooner :)
 
Wow! Thats facinating. I would imagine it being due more to the fact that people who are not computer literate are "afraid" of computers, thus they are negative and do badly. Where as people who are very computer literate feel more comfortable with the pc and thus they are more relaxed and do well. Sucks that you couldn't prove anything, but i guess its the actual research you get graded for not the results.

That's exactly what I expected to find hey. Still, gonna take some study leave, go back next year, re-take the sample and add some more work to the report. Hopefully i'll be able to submit it as a masters dissertation ;)
 
That's exactly what I expected to find hey. Still, gonna take some study leave, go back next year, re-take the sample and add some more work to the report. Hopefully i'll be able to submit it as a masters dissertation ;)

Hehe. So im curious how did you go about doing these tests?
 
Hehe. So im curious how did you go about doing these tests?

well he had people open a computer.... if they opened it and took one look and said its fuked they were illiterate... if they studied the parts they were ok and could move on with their lives lmao :p
 
Hehe. So im curious how did you go about doing these tests?

Well, had to get the first year accounting students to take a cut down accounting test, using the WebCT software, and then they were asked to complete a questionnaire which asked them to assess their own literacy level, as well as provide their views on the interface of the testing software :)

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LOL @ syco :D
 
Well, had to get the first year accounting students to take a cut down accounting test, using the WebCT software, and then they were asked to complete a questionnaire which asked them to assess their own literacy level, as well as provide their views on the interface of the testing software :)

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LOL @ syco :D

Which Uni?

Oh ok. I would think give them the survey to do first, Then devide the group in 2 and put equal or close to equal numbers of literate and illiterate people in each group, give one group a test using WebCT and the others doing a normal paper test. Keep the 2 groups aparts and then swap the tests around to see if there is any difference in the results. I wouldn't tell them it was for research then they dont take it seriously and bugger up your results.
 
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