[Purpose] This study examines the relationship between the results of computer-based
testing (CBT) and level of satisfaction with learning, school life, graduation research,
and national examination results among freshman and sophomore undergraduate physical
therapy students. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects of this survey were 56 male and 42
female physical therapy students who graduated from the International University of Health
and Welfare, Ohtawara, in March 2017. The students were ranked according to four
25th-percentile groups based on the results of CBT, which was conducted at the end of
freshman and sophomore years. A visual analog scale was used to assess satisfaction levels
at the end of sophomore, junior, and senior years. The results of the national examination
were scored independently. [Results] Compared with the freshman-year CBT results, we found
a significant difference in learning satisfaction during the senior year and in the
national examination. In addition, compared with the sophomore-year CBT results, there was
a significant difference in learning satisfaction for sophomore, junior, and senior years,
as well as in the national examination. [Conclusion] We found a link between the CBT
results from freshman and sophomore years and those from the national examination. The
results suggest that CBT has an educational effect.