Olafare F Oladimeji

Information and communication technology has transformed assessment through objective, verifiable, replicable and more effective ways of testing students. Some Nigerian universities have adopted computer-based test (CBT) for their courses/examinations. The perceptions of lecturers’ and students’ on CBT in Nigerian universities have not been established and very few studies have focused on using TAM to determine the Lecturers and Students perceptions of CBT. However, this call for this study to investigate the perception of lecturers and students by using modified Technology Acceptance Model. The objective of this study was to investigate: I. lecturers’ and students’ perception of the usefulness, ease of use and credibility of CBT in Nigerian universities; ii. perceptions of lecturers’ and students’ based on gender, and iii. perceptions of lecturers’ and students’ based on areas of specialisation.
The study adopted survey method of descriptive research. Sample was drawn from lecturers and students from four Nigerian universities: Covenant University; Kogi State University; University of Ibadan; and University of Ilorin. A total of 850 lecturers and 1506 students amounting to 2356 represent the sample for the study. Data was analysed using percentage and mean to answer research questions one to six; while t-test was used for hypotheses (1, 2, 3, 7, 8 and 9) and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) for hypotheses (4, 5, 6, 10, 11 and 12). Scheffe test was also conducted to locate the direction of differences established in ANOVA.
The study revealed that:
i. lecturers had positive rating on perceived usefulness (65.1%), ease of use (65.2%), and credibility (70.2%) of CBT;
ii. students also had positive rating on perceived usefulness (64.3%), ease of use (66.1%), and credibility (67%) of CBT;
iii. significant difference was established between male and female lecturers in their perceived usefulness of CBT, t (848) = 2.93, p<.05, in favour of males; perceived ease of use, t (848) = 5.29, p<.05 in favour of females; and perceived credibility, t (848) = 8.36, p<.05 in favour of males;
iv. significant difference was established between male and female students in their perceived usefulness of CBT, t (1504) = 6.60, p<.05, in favour of females; perceived ease of use, t (1504) = 4.74, p<.05 in favour of females; and perceived credibility, t (1504) = 2.60, p<.05 in favour of males;
v. significant difference was established among lecturers in various areas of specialisation on perceived usefulness of CBT, F (2, 847) = 4.69, p<0.05; perceived ease of use, F (2, 847) = 23.19, P<0.05; and perceived credibility of CBT, F (2, 847) = 57.88, P<0.05; and
vi. significant difference was established among students in various areas of specialisation on perceived usefulness, F (2, 1503) =46.02, p<0.05; perceived ease of use, F (2, 1503) =26.54, P<0.05; and perceived credibility of CBT, F (2, 1503) =11.23, P<0.05.
The study concluded that lecturers and students perceived CBT as useful, easy to use and credible. The implication is that the perception of the usefulness, ease of use and credibility of CBT will lead to increase in use of CBT by lecturers and students in Nigerian universities. It was recommended among others that Nigerian universities should improve the efficiency of computer-based test to increase its credibility.

In recent years, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has been growing quickly and seems to become an integral of individual life. Since the dawn of the twenty first century, technology has crept into learning and teaching environment. With the growing rate, the education framework has to be improved and ICT be coordinated into school activities. This may be the thought of the State of Osun in introducing computer into senior high schools to assist delivery of instructions. However, the effect of this introduction on students’ performance has to be considered. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) in science subjects (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) on senior school students’ academic achievement. One school in each senatorial district initially supplied with computer tablets by Osun state government before other schools were purposively selected for the study and an intact science class was randomly selected for each gro...

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Some Nigerian universities have adopted computer-based test (CBT) for their courses/examinations and means of testing students. The perceptions of students on CBT in Nigerian universities have not been established and very few studies have focused on determining students’ perceptions of CBT. Thus, there was a need for this study to investigate students’ perceptions of CBT. The objective of this study was to investigate students’ perceptions of the usefulness; ease of use and credibility of CBT in Nigerian universities. The study adopted survey method of descriptive research. Sample was drawn from students from four Nigerian universities: Covenant University; Kogi State University; University of Ibadan; and University of Ilorin. A total of 1506 students’ represent the sample for the study. Data was analysed using percentage and mean to answer the research questions. The study revealed that students also had positive rating on perceived usefulness (64.3%), ease of use (66.1%), and cre...

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Information and communication technology has transformed assessment through objective, verifiable, replicable and more effective ways of testing students. Some Nigerian universities have adopted computer-based test (CBT) for their courses and examinations. The perceptions of lecturers’ on CBT in Nigerian universities have not really been established and very few studies determined the lecturers’ perceptions of CBT. Based on these limited studies, a study of this nature was conducted to investigate perceptions of lecturers on CBT. The objective of this study was to investigate: lecturers’ perceptions of the usefulness; ease of use and credibility of CBT in Nigerian universities. The study adopted survey method of descriptive research. Sample was drawn from lecturers from four Nigerian universities: Covenant University; Kogi State University; University of Ibadan; and University of Ilorin. A total of 850 lecturers represented the sample for the study. Data was analysed using percentage and mean to answer the research questions. The study revealed that lecturers had positive rating on perceived usefulness (65.1%), ease of use (65.2%), and credibility (70.2%) of CBT. The study concluded that lecturers perceived CBT as useful, easy to use and credible. The implication was that the perception of the usefulness, ease of use and credibility of CBT will lead to increase in use of CBT by lecturers in Nigerian universities. It was recommended among others that Nigerian universities should improve the efficiency of computer-based test to increase its credibility. Lecturers should be more encouraged to constantly use CBT while conducting their tests and examinations not minding the number of students.
Key words: Computer-based test, Credibility, Lecturers perceptions.

ABSTRACT
Computer and related technologies provide powerful tools to meet the new challenges of designing and implementing assessments methods that go beyond the conventional practices. With the growing population of students in most Nigerian Universities, there is need for the use of Computer-Based Test (CBT) for assessment. CBT has long been regarded as a potentially powerful asset for providing assessment. The successes of transition from Paper-Based Test (PBT) to CBT in Nigerian universities prompted this study to investigate students perceptions in this field based on a survey study underpinned by the modified Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) as the research framework. The factors that can predict acceptance of CBT for examination in the Nigerian Universities was investigated in a survey study involving 1506 students. The dimensions used in the study were Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU), Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Perceived Credibility (PC). The three dimensions envisage the use of CBT. The study revealed amongst others that the usefulness, ease of use and credibility are important in the’ use of computer-based test in Nigerian universities.  Based on the result, it was recommended that students’ gender and field of study be considered in the use of CBT.
Key words: Computer-based test, Technology Acceptance Model, Assessment

The proliferation and utilization of handheld mobile technology among undergraduates for mobile learning cannot be underestimated. This study was geared towards investigating individual and technological factors affecting the perceived usefulness of mobile technology by undergraduates in university of Ilorin, Nigeria. The study was a descriptive research of the survey type. Samples were randomly drawn from all students in the 15 faculties. A total of 100 undergraduates were sampled. Two research questions, and one hypothesis were answered and tested respectively. Mean was used to answer the research questions while Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) was used to test the relationship between the technological and individual factors. Findings from the study revealed that the technological and individual factors positively affected the perceived usefulness of mobile technology for learning among undergraduates. Also, there was a positive relationship between technological and individual factors that affected perceived usefulness of mobile technology. Based on the findings, it was concluded that both the individual and technological factors affected the perceived usefulness of mobile technology for learning positively. It was recommended that students should be encouraged in the use of Mobile technology devices for learning.

Abstract
Some Nigerian universities have adopted computer-based test (CBT) for their courses/examinations and means of testing students. The perceptions of students on CBT in Nigerian universities have not been established and very few studies have focused on determining students’ perceptions of CBT. Thus, there was a need for this study to investigate students’ perceptions of CBT. The objective of this study was to investigate students’ perceptions of the usefulness; ease of use and credibility of CBT in Nigerian universities. The study adopted survey method of descriptive research. Sample was drawn from students from four Nigerian universities: Covenant University; Kogi State University; University of Ibadan; and University of Ilorin. A total of 1506 students’ represent the sample for the study. Data was analysed using percentage and mean to answer the research questions. The study revealed that students also had positive rating on perceived usefulness (64.3%), ease of use (66.1%), and credibility (67%) of CBT. The study concluded that students perceived CBT as useful, easy to use and credible. The implication is that the perception of the usefulness, ease of use and credibility of CBT will lead to increase in use of CBT in Nigerian universities. It was recommended among others that Nigerian universities should improve the efficiency of computer-based test to increase its credibility.
Key words: Computer-based test, Credibility, ease of use, Students’ perception

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has transformed the global education system in the areas of teaching and learning to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Lecturers in College of Education (COE) are not only supposed to use ICT towards the achievement, they are to model good use of ICT for pre-service teachers. This underscores the need for investigating lecturers' attitude towards the use of ICT in COE in Nigeria. The cross sectional survey method was adopted for the study. Respondents were 1107 lecturers (602 males and 505 females) selected from ten Colleges of Education in southwest Nigeria. A researcher–designed questionnaire, " Lecturers' Attitude and Proficiency in ICT Use " was used for data collection. Findings of the study showed that lecturers had positive attitude towards the use of ICT, no significant difference was established between male and female lecturers in their attitude, there was significant difference between first degree holders and higher degree holders in their attitudes, there was significant difference between less-experienced and experienced lecturers in their attitude with the less-experienced fairing better and there was significant difference in attitude among lecturers in various areas of specializations on attitude. The study concluded that COE lecturers had positive attitude toward ICT and were moderately proficient in the use of ICT. The implication is that with the positive attitude and proficiency in the use of ICT may encourage the integration of ICT in their academic tasks. It was recommended that provision should be made for continuous training COE lecturers in ICT.