ABSTRACT

The traditional approach to measuring a person’s level of knowledge in a topic has been the examination. These days, there is often more emphasis on “internal” assessments, which may consist of assignments and projects given out and then marked or assessed. However, examination remains a popular component of many assessments. The purpose of the system is to develop online test/examination administration system used to test the domain knowledge of students of Uyo City Polytechnic, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The manual procedures used for conducting examination are time consuming and error prone due to human limitations. The system’s purpose is to completely automate the old manual procedure of conducting examination/test to online web-based examination system.

CHAPTER ONE

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.0                      BACKGROUND  OF THE STUDY

With the development of internet and network database, online education has become an important method in knowledge innovation, dissemination and application. So how to achieve the goals of informational and paperless examination better and make the examination more efficiently convenient and justice become an important topic in modern education field. Developing a stable online examination information system can effectively solve this problem. The system is developed based on J2EE architecture and its mainly includes three modules; user management, which is responsible for managing the information of the administrators or teachers and students test management includes the functions for administrators or teachers to select randomly questions from database to generate test papers.

          Online examinations, sometimes referred to as e-examinations are the examination conductedthrough the internet or an intranet (if within any organization) for remote candidates. Most of the examinations issue results as the candidate finish the examination, when there is an answer processing modules included within the system. Candidate is given a limited time to answer the question and after the time is expired the answer paper is disabling automatically and result displayed on the screen immediately.

1.1     STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

The present problems associated with the conduct of manual test examination are:

·        Delay in release of results.

·        Leakages of examination question.

·        Impersonation in the examination hall.

1.2     OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The primary objective of this study is to develop software that will be used to administer online test/examination.

1.3     SCOPE/DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY

This research work is restricted to objective based/multiple choice based online examination, instant result checking and print out.

1.4     LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

The followings are the limitation of the study

·        Understanding the concepts and the fundamentals behind information examination/test online.

·        The generation of admit card is another limitation which would require a lot of effort as huge number of students would be writing test/examination.

·        No image support, so certain questions in certain courses which need images or diagrams cannot be asked.

·        It supports only multiple choices and no theory.

1.5     SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS STUDY

The following are the significance of the study;

·        The study will help to serve as a source of reference to all computer science students who might make further research on the topic.

·        It will bring consistency in test/examination in the department.

·        Instant result checking  can be done

1.6     DEFINITION OF TERMS

I.C.T. it is an acronym that stands for information and communication technology, it is concerned with the storage, retrieval, manipulation, transmission or receipt of digital data. It includes and communication device or application encompassing, radio, television, cellular phones, computer network hardware and software satellite system etc.

WEB-BASED APPLICATION

It is a software package that can be access through the web browser. The software and database resides one central server rather than being installed on the desktop system.

DATABASE

It is a collection of information that is organized so that it can easily be accessed, managed and updated.

MODULE

A module is a discrete unit of functionality which can be compiled, ran, tested and debugged independently.

ELECTRONIC EXAMINATION (E-EXAMINATION)

It’s a system that allows students to take examinations using the computer on real time.

INTERNET

It is a global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the standard protocol suite (TCP/IP) to serve several billion users world wide.

I.T

It is an acronym for Information Technology. It is the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications equipment to retrieve, store and transmit information.

E-LEARNING

It is the use of electronic technology to aid in the acquisition and development of knowledge and understanding.

INTRANET

It is a computer network that uses protocol technology to share information, operational systems, or computing services within an organization.

TEST/EXAMINATION

It is a feedback mechanism that confirms that a learner understands to a limit what a lecturer or an instructor teaches.

DATA

These are raw facts that can be store and processed by a computer.

ONLINE

It means a process of being connected to a system.

COMPUTER

It is a general purpose device that can be programmed to carry not a set of arithmetic or logical operations automatically.

INFORMATION

It is conveyed either as the content of message or through direct or indirect observation of something.

PROCESS

It is an instance of a computer program that is being executed.

WEB-BROWSER

It is a software application used to locate, retrieve and also display content on the World Wide Web, including web pages, images, videos and other files.

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