I error on the side of the student. That is, in quizzes I write, if there's more than 1 correct ANS, I give the student 1 point for each choice they correctly made. So - if a Q is worth 2 points because there's 2 possible correct ANSs, I give them 0-1-2 points for the Q depending on how many correct choices they made.
Give them something for trying and getting at least something right! Always makes me think of the point or 2 I'd pick up in Plane Geometry - just for ID-ing the givens ... -- susan (not mathematically enabled) Susan Brunner TAFE SA lecturers: visit Your Desktop Library via your Institute's intra-net "The next big thing is Us!" -- Time magazine Program Liaison Librarian : Voc Prep, Equity, & Aboriginal Ed. [EMAIL PROTECTED] TAFE SA Elizabeth Campus Library, Woodford Rd, Elizabeth, SA 5112 tel.: 0434-600218 or (08) 8207-9737 fax: (08) 8207-9715 >>> Kenneth Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 7/11/2006 3:46 pm >>> Hello all, One of my colleagues has disputed the method used for scoring quizzes in TILT. As you know, in TILT, some quiz questions have more than one correct answer. Those questions are worth one point per potential correct answer. So, if there is an item with five choices, three of which are correct, someone taking the quiz could score anywhere between one and three points for that question. When it comes time to tally the quiz score, it is computed by dividing the total number correct into the total number possible. My colleague objects, saying that each question must count equally, and the only proper quiz score is the percentage of questions answered completely right or completely wrong. In other words, if there are ten questions, the only score is "how many questions correct out of ten?" Is his objection valid? I've searched the literature on test construction theory and it's leading me in circles. Any input would be appreciated, especially if you have something (example, article, precedent, whatever) that I can cite to back up the current TILT scoring method. Many thanks! -------------------------------------- Kenneth Simon Reference Librarian / Reference Technology Coordinator Von der Ahe Library Loyola Marymount University Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: (310) 338-7686
