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

[Angela DeHart Rabuck]

Hi,
As Mustansar mentioned, we are looking into ways to better integrate the 
partial credit with the negative point value option that was added to 
Tests & Quizzes in 2.6.

Currently, we've only implemented the partial credit option into Multiple 
Choice, Single Correct.  Our professors were interested in being able to 
give students partial credit when they chose and answer that was "almost 
correct".  For instance, if the question has options A,B,C & D, then if a 
student picks A they would receive full credit, but a student could be 
given 50% of the points for chosing B.

I can definitely see how there are a number of ways in which this could be 
used/implemented and we'd be happy to look into ways to expand our 
implementation so that it fits more needs.

Angela

On Thu, 10 Sep 2009, 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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