[Using Sakai] Feedback on new feature contributions to Tests & Quizzes

[Jacqueline Mai]

Hi Luke,

I've copied the Senior Instructional Tech Specialist and developer at  
Rice so they could weigh in on the discussion.

Thanks,
Jackie

On Sep 10, 2009, at 10:05 AM, Luke Fernandez wrote:

> Jacqueline,
>
> I'd be interested in a more precise description of how the partial
> credit for multiple choice works.  At our school we're using two which
> I've described in the P.S.  I wouldn't be surprised to see more coming
> down the way.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Luke
>
> PS:
>
> Communication Dept. Version: This partial scoring engine is used by
> the communication department. The partial scoring option assigns an
> equal weight to all of the options in a multiple response question and
> gives the student credit for each option that they mark correctly. The
> total score for the question is based on the number of points possible
> for the question. For example, let's say that a question is worth 2
> points and has four options A, B, C, and D. A and B are the options
> that should be marked in order to get full credit. If the student
> marks just option A, they would get credit for 3 of the 4 options, and
> therefore a score of 1.5 on the question. If the student were to mark
> options A and D, they would only get credit for 2 of the 4 options (A
> and C) and a score of 1.0.
>
> Chemistry Dept. Version: This partial scoring engine is used by the
> chemistry department. The question weight is divided equally among all
> the correct distractors to calculate each correct distractor's point
> value. The total question weight is also divided equally among all the
> incorrect distractors to calculate each incorrect distractor's point
> value. For every correct distractor the student checks they are
> awarded the distractor's checked weight. Likewise, for every incorrect
> distractor the student checks they are penalized the distractor's
> checked weight.
>
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 11:59 PM, Jacqueline Mai <jamai at stanford.edu>  
> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> The following new Tests & Quizzes features have been developed by  
>> Rice
>> University. These features are running locally on Rice’s local  
>> instance of
>> Sakai and Rice would like to contribute them back to the Sakai  
>> community. As
>> part of the review process, the Tests & Quizzes team would like to  
>> gather
>> feedback from the Sakai community on the desirability of these  
>> features. For
>> those Sakai schools currently using or considering using Tests &  
>> Quizzes,
>> would any of these features fill an existing need at your particular
>> institutions? Please review the specific JIRA entries and  
>> accompanying specs
>> from Rice University for details on each feature.
>>
>> Partial Credit for Multiple Choice
>> Assessments http://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-16823
>>
>> Sakai Samigo Pause Between Quiz
>> Retakes http://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-16824
>>
>> Partially anonymous
>> assessments http://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-16821
>>
>> The ability to choose "Average" for the "Recorded Score if Multiple
>> Submissions" http://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-11690
>>
>> Thanks for your feedback,
>>
>> Jackie
>>
>> Jacqueline Mai
>> User Experience Specialist
>> CourseWork Team, Stanford University
>> jamai at stanford.edu
>>
>>
>>
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Jacqueline Mai
User Experience Specialist
CourseWork Team, Stanford University
jamai at stanford.edu