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TESTS (CBT)
Introduction
Computer Based exams have become very popular in today’s world and everyday millions of people take
different kind of tests to get into various colleges , Aptitude exams for jobs in diverse areas. For example
CAT , IIT-JEE , GRE , TOFL and various other examinations for different applications. Most of these exams
have switched from paper based exam to computer based exam due factors such as :
Computer-based testing will enable faster scoring of the multiple-choice section.
Difficulties in having to send paper copies of each test to testing locations around the globe and
ensuring that they were not tampered with prior to the administration of the exam.
It offers a lot more flexibility in terms of designing the test as well as scoring can be provided
immediately after the examination as well in some of the tests.
As one of the points mentioned here computer based exam provides with the flexibility of designing the user
interface for the exam which includes the colour ratio , alignment of the options vertical or horizontal , the
balance of the colour palate used , scrolling or navigating options , options to review questions.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
primary interest which I would like to investigate would be :
How does the design parameter have significant impact on the cognitive load of the test
taker.
How does it affect the color blind people ( 4.5% of the world population)
Research has been done and it has been shown design parameters does affect the
cognitive ability of the test taker , but I would like to work on what aspect does it the
effect the test taker ?
Is it possible to quantify the same ?
The cultural, level of computer knowledge , computer anxiety , and an attempt to come
up with a broad template to design the same.
Research Question/Hypothesis
Can we quantify the effect of design parameters on the cognitive processes in test taking
environment, considering the environment is already competitive and adds pressure to the
candidate taking the same.
Can we attempt to have a more user friendly approach with which the majority of the users
could feel at ease with?