Effect of Computer-Based Test on the Academic Performance of Undergraduate Students of Library and Information Science in Ahmadu Bello University

Abstract

This study examines the effect of Computer-Based Test on the academic performance of undergraduate students of undergraduate students of Library and Information Science, ABU Zaria.The study population consists of the Department of Library and Information Science students, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. The study population consists of 1,200 undergraduate students of the Department of Library and Information Science, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria. A simple random sampling technique was used; this sampling technique allows for equal opportunity for any member of the population to be selected. To this end, a total of twelve (12) students were selected and interviewed. The findings of this study revealed the challenges encountered when taking a Computer-Based Test range from inadequate computer (infrastructure), inadequate power supply, computer anxiety, lack of know-how or computer illiteracy, and log-in-related problems.