Are Multiple-Choice Exams Useful for Universities? A Literature Review and Argument for a More Practice Oriented ResearchAbstract. Multiple-choice questions (MCQ) are particularly efficient in measuring achievement in large student groups. Due to the ...
Judgment Accuracy of German Elementary School Teachers: A Matter of Response Formats?Abstract. Teachers' ability to accurately assess students' performance and item difficulties is essential for making adequate educational decisions in the classroom. So ...
Students' appraisal of open and closed response formats in university examsAbstract. Compared to constructed response (CR) items, multiple-choice (MC) items play an increasing role in university exams. This ...
Improving the Quality Management of Written Exams in Psychology Study ProgramsAbstract. Exams are central, quality-assuring elements in higher education that must meet high standards. In practice, however, this ideal is often not met. ...
The rigorous construction of items constitutes a field of great current interest for psychometric researchers and practitioners. In previous studies we have reviewed and analyzed the existing guidelines for the construction of multiple-choice items. From ...