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Monday, March 31, 2008

5th POSTING: ONLINE TEST

Electronic Malaysian English Competency Test - Reading Test (Set 1)
Score: 23 out of 35 - 66%


Online Quiz Results :: Kemahiran Asas ICT
Your Score : 24/30

Online Quiz Results Summary

Your #Attempts : 1
Total Class #Attempts : 582
Your Quiz Score : 24/30
Your Highest Score Ever : 24


Note: This may not be your final marks. Due to some of the subjective and semi-objective questions (short essay and fill in the blank).


Describe your experience taking the online test.
Make sure you discuss the ability of the test to provide immediate feedback, randomization, security features as presented in lecture.


Online test has been well known in the cyber space, as today technology promotes the ability to take written test without using paper and pen anymore. As a student, this is my first time taking an online test and everything seems different and new. However, everything seems to be the same in a sense that you answer the question provided but using a computer as a medium. As for me, I do enjoy taking the online test due to several factors.

Firstly, with online test I can certainly throw away my test pad and pens due to I won’t need them anymore. Simple and efficient or should I say improvement in the way that the test is organized somehow attracted me to try this kind of approach again. The first experience was cool even though I have to adjust the way in reading the text. I was trained in schools and collage to read text in papers that I can hold and scribble however, with monitor I just cannot jot down or scribble my thought on the screen thus, the feeling was quite different. At the first few questions, I cannot avoid from touching the screen with my fingers, the same feeling others will have when you want to jot down something in the examination papers. Somehow, after answering for quite a few times, I manage to adjust to the new way of answering question.

Second, I found that online test can give immediate feedback on your result. Just by clicking “end test” students will get the feedback in a second. This seems very efficient where as the database is program to calculate and response to the answer given by the students. This ability of online test should be praised and somewhat lessen the burden of lecturers to marks and give grades to student examinations papers.

Third, I do doubt the security level of the online test. Can my result be read and change by virus and intruders. As we know, virus has become a major problem for computer and its operating system. Some viruses are able to delete data from files or even corrupt the files in the memory base. In addition, spy ware enables intruders to gain information or maybe modify the result for their pleasure purposes. However, there are still safety steps that are provided for the users. With password and code protection, only the real user can access his or hers online test and result information. In addition, with random sets of questions given to the participants, online test is safe from plagiarism.

As a conclusion, online line test revolutionized the way of taking examination and making the life of human’s easier.

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