Assessing multiple choice question (MCQ) tests - A mathematical perspective

Active Learning in Higher Education

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-47

  Scharf, Eric M ^a   Baldwin, Lynne P ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer based assessment; Examinations; Multiple choice question tests; Penalizing guessing; Test scores

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347228726     PISSN: 14697874     EISSN: 17412625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469787407074009     Document Type: Article

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