Assessment and Students' Perceptions of Computer Self-Efficacy and General Self-Efficacy: A Case Study of the National Open University of Nigeria
Keywords:
Self-efficacy, students, perception, e-assessment, e-examinationAbstract
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) in response to the challenges of 'Paper and Pen' Assessment of students' learning outcomes migrated to 'eAssessment' - application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in assessment. Although eAssessment is a field of growing importance globally in this 21" century, it is still very new in Nigeria and little is known about students' perceptions of their Computer Self-Efficacy and General Self-Efficacy which are important variables in eAssessment. The study aimed to investigate NOUN returning students' perception of Computer Self-Efficacy in relation to e-examination. It explored the relationship between returning students' perception of Computer Self-Efficacy and their General Self-Efficacy. Three research questions guided the study. Survey research design was adopted. The population consists of all NOUN returning students who had previously sat for eExamination offered by NOUN in Lagos State. Sixty-five (65) students were randomly selected as sample from one of the two study centres within the population. Three basic research instruments were used to collect data. The Computer Self-Efficacy Scale (Askarand Umang, 2001), the General Self-Efficacy Scale(Schwarzer and Jerusalem, 1995), and a survey questionnaire designed to obtain personal information and previous computer experience from participants. The data were analysed with the use of descriptive statistics - frequencies, percentages, mean, standard deviation and correlation analysis. The results indicate that ICT has bright prospects in learners' assessment in the 21st century. However, there are some problems militating against its successful utilisation. Viable recommendations were made for improvement and for regional development.
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