www.ijecs.in International Journal Of Engineering And Computer Science ISSN:2319-7242 Volume - 3 Issue - 8 August, 2014 Page No. 7811-7817 1* P. O. Ajewole, IJECS Volume 3 Issue 8 August, 2014 Page No.7811-7817 Page 7811 Development of a Computer-Based Test Platform with a FOSS 1* P. O. Ajewole and 2 J. J. Momoh 1 Department of Agricultural Engineering, TheFederal Polytechnic, P.M.B. 5351, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, TheFederal Polytechnic, P.M.B. 5351, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria *Corresponding Author: peterajewole@gmail.com Abstract With the advances in information and communication technology, increase in school enrolments and the need for more reliability in students’ assessment, Computer-Based Testing (CBT) is recently gaining more popularity as a means of administering tests in educational institutions and corporate organisations. This paper reports the development of a computer-based test platform for Centre of Entrepreneurship Development and Vocational Studies (CEDVS) of The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. A free and open source software (FOSS) called MOODLE was used to develop the platform. The platform was test run to administer tests to students offering Entrepreneurial Courses in the Polytechnic. Out of 202 students tested, 89% preferred CBT to paper-based tests, 92% agreed that the platform was interactive and easy to use while 12% believed that the use of CBT will make test taking difficult. Keywords : CBT, Testing, LMS, MOOLE 1. Introduction CBT is lauded as the answer to having cheaper and speedier test delivery for students’ assessments. It is also seen by some as an avenue toward greater accessibility for students with disabilities (Thurlow et al, 2010).The use of CBT for entrance examinations in education, military training, and certification examinations byprofessional groups and promotional examinations in various stages and categories of life cannot be overemphasized.Erle, at el. (2006) cited by Olumorin et al. (2013) noted that CBT has gained popularity as a means of testing with largescaleprofessional examinations such as the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) in 1999. However,the popularity emerged through the post UME and University main examinations in Nigeria. Other institutions such as theUniversity of Ilorin, Federal University of Technology, Akure and Federal University of