Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ549783
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1997
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Introducing Objective Tests and OMR-Based Student Assessment: A Case Study.
Weaver, Ruth; Chalkley, Brian
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v21 n1 p114-21 Mar 1997
Describes the process by which objective tests utilizing an optical mark reader (OMR) were introduced into a number of first-year geography courses at the University of Plymouth (England). Presents the results of various statistical tests including a comparison of student performance in the objective and the traditional essay examinations. (MJP)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Educational Administration, Educational Practices, Educational Technology, Faculty Workload, Foreign Countries, Geography, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Objective Tests, Optical Scanners, Scoring, Student Evaluation, Teaching (Occupation), Test Scoring Machines, Undergraduate Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom
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