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Active Learning in Higher Education, Vol. 7, No. 3, 257-271 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1469787406069057

Textbook publishers’ website objective question banks

Does their use improve students’ examination performance?

Scott Paul Johnston

Civil Service, UK

Andrzej Huczynski

University of Glasgow, UK

This article presents the findings of a survey of students’ usage of the objective question bank section of an academic publisher’s textbook website. The findings are based on a survey of 239 business and management undergraduates conducted using a quantitative research methodology. The results suggest that increased use of the objective question bank improves students’ examination performance only where it matches exactly the course assessment format. Other factors, such as usage cross-tabulated with gender and off-campus Internet access were also examined. On the basis of this survey, the authors consider the use of textbook publishers’ objective question banks in teaching business and management subjects at university.

Key Words: business • management • objective tests • survey • textbook publishers’ student websites • undergraduate

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