Timed Online Tests: Do Students Perform Better With More Time?

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Article

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IT and Administrative Management

Publication Date

12-16-2016

Abstract

This article focuses on timed tests and specifically on whether increased time enhances test performance. Three courses during the Winter 2015 term (quizzes n = 573) and three courses over the Spring 2015 term (quizzes n = 600) comprised this sample. Students were given the same tests, but the experimental group (Spring 2015) was given 50% more time than the control group. The results indicate that more time on tests did not enhance student performance in terms of higher scores.

Much attention has been given to student assessment of learning in the online classroom. One such method of measurement is online tests, quizzes, and exams. The focus of this research is to determine whether test scores would improve if students were allowed more time on tests.

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This article was originally published in American Journal of Distance Education. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.

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American Journal of Distance Education

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