Summative Examination for High Stake Assessment in Higher Education: A Case of Undergraduate Students at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
The previous era witnessed larger student numbers, reduced resources and increasing use of digital technologies which have led to the increased use of multiple-choice question types as a method of assessment in higher education courses. As KNUST advances towards the complete adoption of multiple-choice questions for high-stake paper-based summative assessments, there are associated challenges that accompany this phenomenon. Chiefly is them is placement of scantron sheets, time needed to mark the sheets and enormous pressure mounted on the Optical Mark Recognition device due to large students’ numbers in KNUST. Hence, the study sought to investigate the feasibility ofe Examination as an alternative for paper-based examination, and evaluate students’ acceptance of e- Examination. The study used a sample of 162 (n = 162) students in a multimedia in publishing course. Examinees performances in the e-Examinations were tested against five factors including prior experience of e-Examinations, digital literacy skills, gender, age and academic standings
