Abstract
A Computer-Based Testing Facility (CBTF) can provide students flexibility regarding when they take exams. By analyzing the data from the service that students used to schedule their exams, we can learn about student preferences and behaviors regarding their exam times. This paper explores the exam times that students choose, when students make and change their reservations, and the correlation between when students choose to take exams and their exam performance. Among our results, we find that students prefer to take exams in late afternoon/early evening towards the end of the exam period. In addition, we find that students frequently re-schedule when they take exams; 42% of reservations are later canceled/rescheduled. Finally, we find that there is a correlation between how early in the exam period a student takes an exam and their score on the exam.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Journal | ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings |
| Volume | 2016-June |
| State | Published - Jun 26 2016 |
| Event | 123rd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition - New Orleans, United States Duration: Jun 26 2016 → Jun 29 2016 |
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Student behavior in selecting an exam time in a computer-based testing facility. / Zilles, Craig; West, Matthew; Mussulman, David.
In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, Vol. 2016-June, 26.06.2016.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article
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