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Assessing multiple choice question (MCQ) tests - a mathematical perspective
The reasoning behind popular methods for analysing the raw data generated by multiple choice question (MCQ) tests is not always appreciated, occasionally with disastrous results.This article discusses and analyses three options for processing the raw data produced by MCQ tests. The article shows that one extreme option is not to penalize a student for wrong answers or for missing out questions, an…
Creator
- Scharf, Eric M.
- Baldwin, Lynne P.
Subject
- computer-based assessment; examinations; multiple choice question tests; penalizing guessing; test scores;
Type of item
- Zeitschriftenartikel
Creator
- Scharf, Eric M.
- Baldwin, Lynne P.
Subject
- computer-based assessment; examinations; multiple choice question tests; penalizing guessing; test scores;
Type of item
- Zeitschriftenartikel
Providing institution
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Rights
- GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
Creation date
- 2007
- 2007
Provenance
- Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Source
- Active Learning in Higher Education, 8(1)
Identifier
- oai:gesis.izsoz.de:document/23129
- http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/23129
- urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-231294
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787407074009
- http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/bitstream/handle/document/23129/ssoar-alhe-2007-1-scharf_et_al-assessing_multiple_choice_question_mcq.pdf?sequence=1
- http://www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/item/DLJWOPPINVR3YWFLXN6XBAQMM3MNDTJY
Extent
- Seite(n): 31-47
Format
- application/pdf
Language
- eng
- eng
Year
- 2007
Providing country
- Germany
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2022-01-21T09:51:58.264Z
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- 2022-01-21T09:51:58.264Z