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

dc.contributor.author	Τριάντης, Δήμος Α.	el
dc.contributor.author	Στεργιόπουλος, Χαράλαμπος Χ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Τσιάκας, Παναγιώτης Κ.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-22T16:11:26Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-22
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/8699
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.csedu.org/	en
dc.subject	speed in production of results
dc.subject	computer-based learning system
dc.subject	final formulation of the score
dc.subject	τελική διαμόρφωση της βαθμολογίας
dc.subject	ταχύτητα στην παραγωγή των αποτελεσμάτων
dc.subject	σύστημα εκμάθησης που βασίζεται σε υπολογιστή
dc.title	Comparison of oral examination and examination methods based on multiple-choice questions using personal computers	en
heal.type	conferenceItem
heal.classification	Technology
heal.classification	Electrical engineering
heal.classification	Higher education
heal.classification	Τεχνολογία
heal.classification	Ηλεκτρολογία Μηχανολογία
heal.classification	Εκπαίδευση, Ανώτατη
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85133147
heal.classificationURI	http://zbw.eu/stw/descriptor/18426-4
heal.classificationURI	http://skos.um.es/unescothes/C01791
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Τεχνολογία
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ηλεκτρολογία Μηχανολογία
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Εκπαίδευση, Ανώτατη
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
heal.access	forever
heal.publicationDate	2009
heal.bibliographicCitation	Triantis, D.A., Stergiopoulos, C.C. and Tsiakas, P.K. (2009) Comparison of oral examination and examination methods based on multiple-choice questions using personal computers, In: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2009). Lisboa, Portugal, 23-25 March, 2009. [online]. p.13-18. Available from: http://www.csedu.org/	en
heal.abstract	The aim of this work was to compare the use of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) as an examination method, to the one based on oral-response questions (ORQs). The MCQs have an advantage concerning objectivity in the grading process and speed in production of results. But they also introduce an error in the final formulation of the score. The error concerns the probability of answering a question by chance or based on an instinctive feeling. In the present study, both MCQ and ORQ 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, produced by the same topic. This similarity was not evident for an examinee without adequate knowledge on the particular topic. 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 ORQs, while both the “paired” MCQ test results and the ORQ test results differed significantly from those obtained from a MCQ using positive-only scoring rule.	en
heal.publisher	International Conference on Computer Supported Education	en
heal.fullTextAvailability	false
heal.conferenceName	1st International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2009)	en
heal.conferenceItemType	abstract