Multiple-choice tests without the guesswork: Martin Bush at TEDxLondonSouthBankU

Multiple-choice tests are very efficient, but when test takers make guesses their score will depend partly on their luck. Dr Martin Bush explains how the impact of guesswork can be reduced -- or even eliminated entirely -- by using novel test formats. For further reading look up Martin's article entitled "Reducing the need for guesswork in multiple-choice tests" published in 2014 in the academic journal "Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education". Martin is a Principal Lecturer in Informatics here at LSBU.
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[@screechez]

Don't waste your time If you want to improve your test taking skills. This video is for remaking tests for students to score higher.

[@lucanina8221]

I think multiple choice question are wrong by nature. The text gives you the answer in front of your eyes and you just have to recognize it, but not thinking an your own. Thinking is the key of learning not recognize pre-made answers

[@lancelot4215]

This is not helpful.

[@joannat1655]

sorry but multiple choice tests are there to confuse you and not test your knowledge.

[@manushokeen]

Professor-X can walk

[@canizlupuzcanizlupuz]

Multiple choice is only good for professors, making it easy to correct. Bad for students.

[@fireboxer70]

This is not helpful for taking tests, only helpful for the redisgning tests.

[@smitagravat1063]

They are covering 25 subjects millions of information and they just ask us some of them this test their knowledge i don't think so........

[@physiciansassist1]

He lost me in the first 3 min

[@theMovieFanList]

so basically he went through this entire process to find another way to do a test to have the same results we already have? what was the point of that?

[@DentemaxAustralia]

This is very helpful, at least it gives you another chance to get your

[@laxmisomecreativevideosdem3038]

Superb technique sir... Very useful video

[@nareshkini2206]

I thought this will help us score more!

[@jeffgosper8446]

What about subset marking (3, -1, -1, -1) but recording any negative mark as 0. That is selects 2 wrong answers they get 0 not -2. These would skew the partial marks upwards and would be well received by students? I wonder if this have been modelled, used, and/or published?

[@yurfavoriteahmed]

Where can you find that software/program that Martin is talking about at the end? I'd like to try that out. Please let me know what its called exactly and where to find it. Thanks.

[@MmeRousseau]

I have tried the negative marking but find this way much better. To transition toward to fraction marks, I'm thinking I'll try the negative/subset hybrid (

[@acoustix8858]

On what basis are the score vs knowledge profiles made?

[@accountingcoach3739]

well thought

[@user-pf4ps3gm8t]

Sounds a great test taking system, but frankly speaking, I do not like multiple choice questions as a formative assessment tool although any test has pros and cons. Especially, in a university setting, multiple choice questions always sound odd to me.

[@xraze6906]

Great test taking system, although, the only problem is that next to no teachers are going to use it because they fell hopelessly in love with the traditional exam.