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

[Mustansar Mehmood]

Hi All,
   According to wikibooks link 
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Question_Writer_3_Manual/About_Questions/Partial_Credit 

The Partial Credit question type is a  powerful multiple choice question 
that allows you to specify the number of points awarded for each option 
and the number of options that the quiz taker can choose. This allows 
you to award partial credit for partially correct answers and implement 
negative marking schemes to discourage quiz-takers from guessing 
answers.Considering all the choices are not equally wrong.
Since this option for implemented in sakai 2.5.x prior to introduction of
http://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-14106    [negative marking]
This makes merger of two implementations a bit more involved  and we are 
looking to figure out best possible options in that regard.
Regards,
Mustansar


On 09/10/2009 12:15 PM, Jacqueline Mai wrote:
> 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
>
>
>
>


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