From: Tertiary student attitudes to invigilated, online summative examinations
Reason for opting in | Strongly agree | Agree | Disagree | Strongly disagree | % Agree |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Less travel time and less expense | 74 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 94.4 |
No chance of late arrival at exam | 75 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 92.8 |
Less time off work | 63 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 82.4 |
More comfortable in a familiar space | 65 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 82.4 |
Make me less anxious | 55 | 40 | 24 | 6 | 76 |
Will suffer less exam anxiety | 50 | 40 | 28 | 7 | 72 |
Less need for childcare | 34 | 48 | 16 | 27 | 65.6 |
Keyboard and mouse more comfortable than handwriting | 19 | 44 | 38 | 24 | 50.4 |
Keyboard and mouse quicker than handwriting | 16 | 37 | 44 | 28 | 42.4 |
Performance will be better | 12 | 37 | 59 | 17 | 39.2 |
Less chance of a poorly heated, cooled or lit working space | 16 | 31 | 51 | 27 | 37.6 |
No worry about getting parking | 17 | 20 | 46 | 42 | 29.6 |
Wanted to try something new | 12 | 19 | 62 | 32 | 24.8 |
Allow choice of when to sit exam | 14 | 4 | 57 | 50 | 14.4 |
Greater flexibility about when to sit exam | 14 | 3 | 54 | 54 | 13.6 |