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Can We Identify Guessing In Student Response Patterns? A Preliminary Analysis Of A Field Trial Design, Chris Freeman Aug 2015

Can We Identify Guessing In Student Response Patterns? A Preliminary Analysis Of A Field Trial Design, Chris Freeman

Chris Freeman

This research is grounded in the intersecting theoretical frameworks of validity of assessments (Messick, 1989), and the use of Item Response Theory (IRT) to analyse and report student achievement tests. The research questions seek to investigate the use of data from those assessments and in particular cases where guessing is an acknowledged and in some cases encouraged in student response strategies in multiple choice tests.


Investigating The Most Appropriate Stimulus To Assess Student Ability In Writing – A Case Study Using A Criterion Referenced Marking Rubric, Chris Freeman, Jarrod Hingston, Frances Eveleigh Aug 2015

Investigating The Most Appropriate Stimulus To Assess Student Ability In Writing – A Case Study Using A Criterion Referenced Marking Rubric, Chris Freeman, Jarrod Hingston, Frances Eveleigh

Chris Freeman

This research is grounded in the theoretical framework of Criterion-Referenced Assessment and its use as a tool to identify the strengths and weaknesses of student achievement in writing.