Exploring Digital Test Bank Usability and Acceptability with Productivity Tools: Evidence from the Philippines
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A B S T R A C T
The increasing integration of digital technologies in education has created new opportunities and challenges for teaching, learning, and assessment. In response, this exploratory study investigated the capability for digital assessment in a Philippine school through the development of digital test banks using commonly available productivity tools. The project aimed to a) design digital test banks aligned with existing curricular standards, b) evaluate their content validity, c) evaluate their usability among teachers and d) evaluate students’ acceptability of digital assessments. Results obtained from the validation and surveys revealed that a) digital test banks may be developed using commonly available productivity tools, b) the developed digital test banks are well-designed and capable of providing accurate and fair assessment of student learning as shown by the validation results; c) the usability of the developed digital test banks is very high as shown by the very high ratings across all usability indicators; and d) the acceptability of digital assessments among students is high as evidenced by the high ratings for acceptability among students. These findings suggest that productivity tools can serve as practical platforms for digital assessment and highlight a growing readiness among Filipino teachers and students for digitally enhanced instructional practices. Future efforts may build on the insights found in the study to further promote digital assessments and technology-enhanced education in Philippine schools.