Abstract:
This study aimed at investigating examinees’ perception of physical testing
environment of Ghana teacher licensure examination. Particularly, the study
aimed at establishing physical testing environment preferences, physical
testing environment perception, differences in perceived physical testing
environment in testing centres and differences in perceived physical testing
environment of Ghana teacher licensure examination based on gender. The
research employed a descriptive survey design with quantitative approach.
Multi-stage sampling procedure was employed. Proportionate and simple
random sampling were employed to choose fifteen testing centres from five
zones of public Colleges of Educations in Ghana. Proportionate, simple random
and convenient sampling techniques were used to select 370 examinees from
the selected testing centres. Data was collected using a 48-item questionnaire.
The questionnaire had 0.947 cumulative reliability coefficient. The study
established to a great extent that examinees have positive perception of their
physical testing environment and strong preferences for certain physical
environment variables. It was also established that male examinees did not
differ from female examinees in how they perceived their physical testing
environment and the fifteen testing centres were not different in perceived
physical testing environment. It was recommended that National Teaching
Council (NTC) and Colleges of Education should prepare the testing centres to
suit the physical testing environmental preferences of examinees and develop
the testing centers to be fit for high-stake examinations.
