Computer Based Test (CBT) System for Student Academic Examination - research design

Sep 4, 2026

Computer-based testing (CBT) increasingly supports student assessment, driven by the need for efficient, scalable, and educator-friendly examination modes. The research aims to design a CBT system for student academic examinations using automated submission, auto-marking, and examination result report generation. The study follows a research and development (R&D) approach adopting a four-D model: define, design, development, and disseminate, executed through limited trial due to time constraints. Moodle LMS is selected to implement the system.

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Introduction

CBT in the Industry 4.0 Education Context

Motivation and Advantages of CBT

Moodle as the CBT Platform

Research Purpose and Method Overview

R&D Approach and Four-D Model

Computer Based Test (CBT) System for Student Academic Examination Agnes Manurung 1, Amalia Fildzah2, Juniastel Rajagukguk3 { agnesmanurung27, [amaliafildzah502@gmail.com](amaliafildzah502@gmail.com), [juniastel@unimed.ac.id }](juniastel@unimed.ac.id }) Department of Physics, Universitas Negeri Medan, Jalan Willem Iskandar Pasar V, Medan Estate 20221, Indonesia 1,2,3 Abstract. Computer based test (CBT) becomes more pervasive in the last few decades, there is growing need for educators to consider modes of assessment because there are many advantages. CBT is an effective solution for mass education evaluation, so that CBT is very necessary applied especially in evaluation and assessment for students. The purpose of this research is to design a system for student academic examination based on computer based test (CBT) . The system is designed to facilitate the examnination processes and manage challenges surrounding the conduct of examination, autosubmission, auto-marking and examinaton result report generation. The kind of this research is part of research and development (R&D) research. Model design is adopted from Thiagaraja, which have four-D model: (1) define,(2) design,(3) development,(4) disseminate. This research was executed until the limited trial of design model because the lack of the time of this study. Define was analysed student‟s need, the goal, and the CBT‟s concept. Design was choosed the CBT‟s software, software that used in this study was learning management system (LMS) Moodle. The goal of this study is create CBT system for student examination and showed the effectivity of the system. Keywords: CBT, Student‟s Examination, Moodle 1 Introduction The world is now in the fourth generation of industry revolutionaries (the 4.0 industrial revolution) . The development of this fourth generation of revolution has not come off the influence of education. The education in Indonesia is also capable to face 4.0 revolution challenges. One of the attempts to be done is to connect between education and the development of technology. The use of computers had become very popular in education department in the last few decade. Computers are used in education from presenting the lessonto student examination. Computer-based testing (CBT) has emerged as one of the recent“innovative” approaches to assessments most pursued by states. CBT is lauded as the answer to having cheaper and speedier test delivery for state and district-wide asessments (Thurlow, et al., 2010) . Virtually errorless high speed data processing feature has made computers accepted assesment tools in education (Akdemir, et al., 2008) . Testing based paper and pencil had become the old way and and left behind and start to use computers as a tools for saving, access, and process the test (Martin, 2008) . This assessment known as computer based test (CBT) . CBT is the efective solution for a evaluation change in education (Piech & Gregg, 2018) AISTSSE 2018, October 18-19, Medan, Indonesia Copyright © 2019 EAI DOI 10.4108/eai.18-10-2018.2287186 CBT has many advantages, so made the CBT getting noticed and become interested to use in evaluation and education in all over the world. The interest in developing and using computer-based test (CBT) in assessment in schools and educational institutions has heightened in recent years. CBT considered as the effective and up to date way of giving an assessment (Shilova, et al., 2014) . The benefit ranged from the automation of marking and subsequent reduction in marking workload to oppurtunity to provide students with immediate feedback on their performance. The use of CBT is an attempt to overcome these limitations and go some way to make course and assessments more interesting and useful processes for both teachers and students (Hurley, 2017) . The use of CBT can improve the efficiency and profitability of academic institutions. It reduces the cost of stationeries and labor involved in conducting examinatio

FAQs

What is the main purpose of the proposed research?

To design a computer-based test (CBT) system for student academic examinations that facilitates exam processes and supports automated submission, auto-marking, and result report generation.

Which model is used to guide the system development?

The research adopts a four-D model: define, design, development, and disseminate.

Why is Moodle chosen for implementing the CBT system?

Moodle is used as the CBT software platform because it functions as a learning management system (LMS) that enables flexible and engaging online learning experiences.

Sep 4, 2026

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