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Direct linkWang, Yu; Chiu, Chia-Yi; Köhn, Hans Friedrich – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2023
The multiple-choice (MC) item format has been widely used in educational assessments across diverse content domains. MC items purportedly allow for collecting richer diagnostic information. The effectiveness and economy of administering MC items may have further contributed to their popularity not just in educational assessment. The MC item format…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Nonparametric Statistics, Test Format, Educational Assessment
Download full textNeiro, Jakke; Johansson, Niko – LUMAT: International Journal on Math, Science and Technology Education, 2020
The history and evolution of science assessment remains poorly known, especially in the context of the exam question contents. Here we analyze the Finnish matriculation examination in biology from the 1920s to 1960s to understand how the exam has evolved in both its knowledge content and educational form. Each question was classified according to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biology, Test Content, Test Format
Young, Arthur; Shawl, Stephen J. – Astronomy Education Review, 2013
Professors who teach introductory astronomy to students not majoring in science desire them to comprehend the concepts and theories that form the basis of the science. They are usually less concerned about the myriad of
detailed facts and information that accompanies the science. As such, professors prefer to test the students for such…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Classification, Astronomy, Introductory Courses
Scalise, Kathleen; Gifford, Bernard – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2006
Technology today offers many new opportunities for innovation in educational assessment through rich new assessment tasks and potentially powerful scoring, reporting and real-time feedback mechanisms. One potential limitation for realizing the benefits of computer-based assessment in both instructional assessment and large scale testing comes in…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Educational Assessment, Information Technology, Classification
Finch, F. L.; Dost, Marcia A. – 1992
Many state and local entities are developing and using performance assessment programs. Because these initiatives are so diverse, it is very difficult to understand what they are doing, or to compare them in any meaningful way. Multiple-choice tests are contrasted with performance assessments, and preliminary classifications are suggested to…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Constructed Response
