Computer-Made Versus Handmade Tests in a Mathematical Modeling Course: Effectiveness and Efficiency
Date of Graduation
Spring 1991
Degree
Master of Science in Biology
Department
Biology
Committee Chair
Betty Bitner
Abstract
The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of two test construction methods, one manual and the other computer, using test scores and test construction times from different class sections of a college mathematical modeling course. The statistical test ANOVA was used to calculate the effectiveness and efficiency of computer-made and handmade tests. No significant difference for effectiveness was found between the two test construction methods. Computer-made tests were determined to be as effective as handmade tests. A significant difference for efficiency was found between computer-made and handmade tests. Computer-made tests were determined to be more efficient than handmade tests.
Subject Categories
Biology
Copyright
© Teresa Ann Paxton
Recommended Citation
Paxton, Teresa Ann, "Computer-Made Versus Handmade Tests in a Mathematical Modeling Course: Effectiveness and Efficiency" (1991). MSU Graduate Theses/Dissertations. 264.
https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/264
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