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Direct linkFoster, Colin; Woodhead, Simon; Barton, Craig; Clark-Wilson, Alison – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2022
In this paper, we analyse a large, opportunistic dataset of responses (N = 219,826) to online, diagnostic multiple-choice mathematics questions, provided by 6-16-year-old UK school mathematics students (N = 7302). For each response, students were invited to indicate on a 5-point Likert-type scale how confident they were that their response was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Multiple Choice Tests
Anderson, Richard Ivan – Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, 1982
Describes confidence testing methods (confidence weighting, probabilistic marking, multiple alternative selection) as alternative to computer-based, multiple choice tests and explains potential benefits (increased reliability, improved examinee evaluation of alternatives, extended diagnostic information and remediation prescriptions, happier…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Confidence Testing, Multiple Choice Tests, Probability
Peer reviewedSturges, Persis T. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1978
Undergraduate students took a multiple choice, computer assisted test and received feedback (items with the correct answers identified) either: (1) immediately, item-by-item; (2) following the entire test; (3) 24 hours later; or (4) no feedback. Retention one to three weeks later was significantly better for delayed feedback, and confidence…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Confidence Testing, Feedback
