出版社：International Association for Computer Information Systems
摘要：This paper is an expansion of a previous study in which the authors described the results of using a simulated testing package to assess student performance in an advanced computer applications course. In the original study, a pre-test/post-test format was utilized in assessing whether the level of knowledge and skills possessed by students who completed the advanced course increased significantly when compared to the knowledge and skills the students possessed when entering the course. A student assessment tool that uses a simulated environment for testing was used to measure each student’s level of knowledge and expertise both at the beginning of the course and at the conclusion of the course. The pre-/post-test process was not only useful in providing a measure of the learning that took place, but also in providing evidence that the intended outcomes of the technology component of the business core were achieved. However, faculty felt that it was important to expand the study by breaking the pre-/post-test scores down by software application (i.e. word processing, database applications, presentation software, spreadsheets, and Internet use/website development). This paper includes the breakdown of scores, and the corresponding statistical analyses, by topic area.
关键词：Assessment;Pre/Post-testing;Accreditation; Information Systems Accreditation;Information Systems Assessment
