College of Nursing
EFFECTIVENESS OF ONLINE EXAMINATION TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN NURSING CARE MANAGEMENT 103 AMONG LEVEL III NURSING STUDENTS OF ARELLANO UNIVERSITY
A Research Paper
Presented to
The Faculty of the College of Nursing
ARELLANO UNIVERSITY
Legarda, Manila
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
ALI, Norhana A.
Ano, Dranreb V.
Baylon, Mary Ann M.
Castillo, Merly T.
Del Pilar, Vincent M.
Escalada, Maricris T
Fetiza, Kristine C.
Pulido, Janine Grace S.
Submitted to:
LOIDA ARIAS RN, MAN
Adviser
February 2013
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
Arellano University College of Nursing offers different programs such as enhancement program and online examinations which aim to uplift the academic competence of nursing students. Enhancement program is conducted for free once in a week wherein a professor will going to discuss for two hours about the concepts of major nursing subjects which were taken by the nursing students in the previous semester. It serves as a review of their previously taken major subject. Online examination is another program offered by Arellano University wherein the examinee will answer the questions programmed in a computer. But before a student can take the online exam, a username and password recognized by the system must be encoded. It is a cost-effective and popular means of assessing student’s knowledge. Computer-based testing can also achieve significant cost-savings, by virtue of the speed at which results are analyzed and presented. A well-recognized benefit of online testing is the ability to harvest performance statistics. A detailed performance analysis can be built from this data. This may be used to pinpoint the strengths and weaknesses of students in the subject area.
Background of the Study As mentioned above, Arellano University is one of the