LANTESTIC@: AN INTRANET- BASED BOARD EXAMINATION SIMULATOR
PUBLISHED IN AD SAPIENTIAM VOLUME IX 2015, COPYRIGHT: ISSN 2012-290X
AUMAR G. DAGUIA
ABSTRACT
To further the performance of graduates in the Engineering board examination, Lantestic@, an intranet-based board examination simulator was developed to help the Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and non-licensed Engineering alumni reviewees of the selected school prepare for Philippine Regulation Commission (PRC) board examination. Lantestic@ is an interactive review tool which gives reviewees an opportunity to take a timed, computer-based, multiple-choice examination that closely resembles the actual board examination. The program helps the reviewees to hone their test-taking skills, thus improve the overall Engineering board examination performance. The development of the program was centered on the effective way to create a real sense of user interactivity with item analysis features that can be a powerful tool for instructors to improve instruction. Repeated tests were conducted to determine the functionality of the program. Furthermore, survey forms were distributed to forty eight (48) participants to evaluate the non-technical aspect of the program while the technical aspects were evaluated by six professionals from the various programs offered by the College of Engineering of the selected school. The non-technical aspect of the program focused on the features of the program in terms of information of the program and user interaction while the technical area focused on the technical aspects of the software and support. The mean result of the evaluation for non-technical aspects was 4.04, verbally interpreted as good. On the other hand, the technical aspect evaluation mean result was 4.85, interpreted as very good. Overall, upon evaluation, Lantestic@ was acceptable based on the demands of the College of Engineering and its users.