Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ202035
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Publication Date: 1979-Apr
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Entropy State of a Multiple Choice Examination and the Evaluation of Understanding.
Vawter, Richard
American Journal of Physics, v47 n4 p320-24 Apr 1979
Describes a new method of evaluating multiple choice examinations by measuring the entropy state of a student's examination above the "thermal background level," and shows that the entropy grade contains standard scoring as a special case. (Author/GA)
Descriptors: College Science, Evaluation, Higher Education, Instruction, Physics, Prediction, Probability, Science Education, Tests, Theories
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Language: English
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