Zhang Niu, Larose James, Franklin Megan
J Chiropr Educ. 2024 Oct 23;38(2):114-119. doi: 10.7899/JCE-23-16.
To compare unproctored and proctored online exams among chiropractic students.
Pre-existing data of 234 students across 4 consecutive endocrinology classes were analyzed for this study. The course was comprised of 3 lectures (50 minutes per lecture) each week. Student performance was evaluated by midterm exam and summative exam (S1). The students from 3 classes were asked to take a voluntary second summative exam (S2) approximately 7 months after the S1. Since this study was partially conducted during the COVID pandemic, some classes took the midterm and the S1 proctored in the classroom while others took them unproctored from a remote location.
The mean midterm exam (p < .001) and S1 scores (p = .01) for the unproctored group (93.6 ± 7.0 and 88.8 ± 8.2) were significantly higher than the proctored group (88.1 ± 8.2 and 83.9 ± 11.2). The mean time taken by students was much greater for the unproctored exams than for the proctored exams (midterm: 40.7 ± 10.2 versus 16.7 ± 7.0, p < .001; S1: 47.0 ± 8.7 versus 21.5 ± 9.0, p < .001). By contrast, the mean unproctored S2 scores were lower than the proctored group (60.2 ± 14.7 versus 88.1 ± 8.2, p < .001). A linear regression test showed that the final exam was a statistically significant predictor of the recall exam (p < .01, R2 = 28.3%).
The findings suggest that student performance is significantly altered by test format.
比较整脊学生中无监考和有监考的在线考试情况。
本研究分析了连续4个内分泌学班级中234名学生的已有数据。该课程每周包括3次讲座（每次讲座50分钟）。学生成绩通过期中考试和总结性考试（S1）进行评估。3个班级的学生在S1大约7个月后被要求参加一次自愿的第二次总结性考试（S2）。由于本研究部分在新冠疫情期间进行，一些班级在教室进行期中考试和S1监考，而其他班级在远程无监考的情况下进行。
无监考组的平均期中考试成绩（p < .001）和S1成绩（p = .01）（分别为93.6 ± 7.0和88.8 ± 8.2）显著高于监考组（88.1 ± 8.2和83.9 ± 11.2）。学生参加无监考考试所用的平均时间比监考考试长得多（期中考试：40.7 ± 10.2对16.7 ± 7.0，p < .001；S1：47.0 ± 8.7对21.5 ± 9.0，p < .001）。相比之下，无监考的S2平均成绩低于监考组（60.2 ± 14.7对88.1 ± 8.2，p < .001）。线性回归测试表明，期末考试是回忆考试的统计学显著预测指标（p < .01，R2 = 28.3%）。
研究结果表明，考试形式会显著改变学生成绩。
