Wise, S. L., & Wise, L. A. (1987). Comparison of computer-administered and paper-administered achievement tests with elementary school children . Computers in Human Behavior , 3 (1), 15–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/0747-5632(87)90006-9

Journal Article

Wise, S. L., & Wise, L. A. (1987). Comparison of computer-administered and paper-administered achievement tests with elementary school children. Computers in Human Behavior, 3(1), 15–20. https://doi.org/10.1016/0747-5632(87)90006-9

Tags

Electronic administration; Electronic administration; Electronic administration; Elementary; Math; No disability; U.S. context

URL

https://www.journals.elsevier.com/computers-in-human-behavior

Summary

Accommodation

An arithmetic test was administered in three conditions: paper administration, computer administration with immediate item feedback, and computer administration without item feedback.

Participants

A total of 68 third and fourth graders from an elementary school in a district in the Midwest (U.S.) participated. All participants had prior experience using microcomputers.

Dependent Variable

A 32-item multiple-choice test of basic arithmetic was used as the dependent variable.

Findings

No significant differences among the mean test scores for each treatment group were found. However, high math achievers who were administered the arithmetic test via computer with feedback exhibited significantly higher state anxiety than high math achievers in the other treatment conditions.