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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of design factors on students’ success and test anxiety in electronic tests. The study has a mixed model. There are two variables in the quantitative part of the study. The first variable is an independent variable with two groups; test environment is/is not in accordance with principles of design based on between-group measurements under different experimental conditions. The second one is measurement variable which is applied in order to describe the change of success obtained by participation of students into these tests based on time and has repeated measurements. The other dependent variable of the study is test anxiety in electronic environment. In this study, variable of test anxiety in electronic environment was measured for 4 weeks, which is experimental period of the study, as done in the variable of success. General test anxiety was chosen as control variable in the study. In the qualitative part of the study, opinions of the students were collected. The sample group of the study consists of 46 third-year students attending at Sakarya University, Faculty of Education, Department of Computer and Instructional Technologies in spring term of 2011-2012 academic years. As a result of the study, it was determined that success of participating students in electronic tests was affected by design factors of the test they took When general test anxieties of students, who were subjected to experimental conditions, in test environments designed and not designed by taking principles of design into consideration were controlled, it was found out that there was no difference between electronic test anxiety levels of students for four tests.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of design factors on students’ success and test anxiety in electronic tests. The study has a mixed model. There are two variables in the quantitative part of the study. The first variable is an independent variable with two groups; test environment is/is not in accordance with principles of design based on between-group measurements under different experimental conditions. The second one is measurement variable which is applied in order to describe the change of success obtained by participation of students into these tests based on time and has repeated measurements. The other dependent variable of the study is test anxiety in electronic environment. In this study, variable of test anxiety in electronic environment was measured for 4 weeks, which is experimental period of the study, as done in the variable of success. General test anxiety was chosen as control variable in the study. In the qualitative part of the study, opinions of the students were collected. The sample group of the study consists of 46 third-year students attending at Sakarya University, Faculty of Education, Department of Computer and Instructional Technologies in spring term of 2011-2012 academic years. As a result of the study, it was determined that success of participating students in electronic tests was affected by design factors of the test they took When general test anxieties of students, who were subjected to experimental conditions, in test environments designed and not designed by taking principles of design into consideration were controlled, it was found out that there was no difference between electronic test anxiety levels of students for four tests.
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