Bos, N.R.*; Weerd, M
van der.
PURPOSE
The 'Klinische Lijn (KL)' exam is the final exam students
have to pass before they can start their internship. Organising the KL exam is
a complex logistical process, since all students have to take the test and
almost all medical specialities are involved. To simplify this process a pilot
was started to digitalize the KL test. However, before doing so, further
research is needed on the effect of a computer-based test (CBT) compared to the
original paper test.
METHODS
The pilot started with a small group of students who
had to take the KL test. The students were divided into two groups. To the
first group the first half of the test was presented on the computer and the
second half on paper. To the second group it was presented the other way
around. The layout of the CBT and paper-version were the same, no additional
media were used.
RESULTS
We compared the results of the two groups and the two
different ways of testing. No significant differences were found between
testing on paper or computer based testing.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Our next study will be on the affect of introducing
testing with long lists and with multimedia, on the student results.