Comparison of examination methods based on multiple-choice questions and constructed-response questions using personal computers

dc.contributor.author	Βεντούρας, Ερρίκος Μ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Τριάντης, Δήμος Α.	el
dc.contributor.author	Τσιάκας, Παναγιώτης Κ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Στεργιόπουλος, Χαράλαμπος Χ.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-04T21:33:38Z
dc.date.available	2015-04-04T21:33:38Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-05
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/8232
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.elsevier.com	en
dc.subject	Computer-aided assessment
dc.subject	Evaluation methodologies
dc.subject	Automated grading
dc.subject	Postsecondary education
dc.subject	Evaluation of CAL systems
dc.subject	Αξιολόγηση με τη βοήθεια υπολογιστή
dc.subject	Μεθοδολογίες αξιολόγησης
dc.subject	Αυτοματοποιημένη βαθμολόγηση
dc.subject	Μετα-δευτεροβάθμια εκπαίδευση
dc.subject	Αξιολόγηση των συστημάτων CAL
dc.title	Comparison of examination methods based on multiple-choice questions and constructed-response questions using personal computers	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Education
heal.classification	Higher education
heal.classification	Computer science
heal.classification	Εκπαίδευση
heal.classification	Εκπαίδευση, Ανώτατη
heal.classification	Πληροφορική
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85040989
heal.classificationURI	http://skos.um.es/unescothes/C01791
heal.classificationURI	http://zbw.eu/stw/thsys/73339
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Εκπαίδευση
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Εκπαίδευση, Ανώτατη
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Πληροφορική
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004876
heal.identifier.secondary	doi:10.1016/j.compedu.2009.08.028
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.publicationDate	2010-02
heal.bibliographicCitation	VENTOURAS, E.M., TRIANTIS, D.A., TSIAKAS, P.K. & STERGIOPOULOS, C.C. (2010). Comparison of examination methods based on multiple-choice questions and constructed-response questions using personal computers. Computers & Education. [Online] 54 (2). p.455-461. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/ [Accessed 20/09/2009]	en
heal.abstract	The aim of the present research was to compare the use of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) as an examination method, to the examination based on constructed-response questions (CRQs). Despite that MCQs have an advantage concerning objectivity in the grading process and speed in production of results, they also introduce an error in the final formulation of the score. The error is traced to the probability of answering a question by chance or based on an instinctive feeling, which does not enable the ascertainment of the knowledge of the whole background included in the question. In the present study, both MCQ and CRQ tests were given to examinees, in the framework of a computer-based learning system. Avoiding the procedure of mixed scoring, e.g. both positive and negative markings, a set of pairs of MCQs was composed. The MCQs in each pair were similar concerning the same topic, but this similarity was not evident for an examinee that did not possess adequate knowledge on the topic addressed in the questions of the pair. The examination based on these “paired” MCQs, by using a suitable scoring rule, when made to the same sample of students, οn the same topics and with the same levels of difficulty, gave results that were statistically indistinguishable with the grades produced by an examination based on CRQs, while both the “paired” MCQ test results and the CRQ test results differed significantly from those obtained from a MCQ test using positive-only scoring rule.	en
heal.publisher	Elsevier	en
heal.journalName	Computers & Education	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true