COMPUTER EDUCATORS’ PERCEPTION OF E-ASSESSMENT IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN ENUGU STATE

Abstract

This study investigated computer educators’ perception of e-assessment in public universities in Enugu state. The study was guided by four research questions. Theoretically, the study was anchored on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) proposed by Venkatesh et al in 2003. The design of the study was descriptive survey. A total population sampling technique was used to sample 25 education lecturers from two public universities in Enugu state. The instrument for data collection was a 48-item questionnaire developed by the researcher. Three experts validated the instrument. The reliability index of 0.83 was obtained using Cronbach Alpha method. The data collected were analyzed using frequency, percentage count, mean scores and standard deviation. The finding of the study revealed that in overall, computer education lecturers in public universities in Enugu state utilized Google forms App, Module project, Survey Monkey, Free online surveys and Organized computer-based test for students’ academic assessment while the other 11 e-assessment platforms were not utilized in this regard. The findings of the study also revealed that computer education lecturers possessed the skills required to use e-assessment platforms for students’ academic assessment. The challenges relating to poor network connectivity, hacking of e-learning/e-assessment platforms by unauthorized users, lack of sufficient facilities like laptops, desktops, furniture etc., poor funding to build more ICT laboratories and many others affect the use of e-assessment platforms by lecturers for assessing students in universities surveyed. The study further revealed that partnering with network providers, provision of free WIFI in every part of the school, building and equipping ICT laboratories were revealed as some of the solutions to these challenges.