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Performance based analysis for profiling skills and competencies for progress files . Carol Collins Research Fellow in Teaching and Learning . Introduction. Exploratory item analysis into student performance on computer-based assessment (CBA) tests
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Performance based analysis for profiling skills and competencies for progress files Carol Collins Research Fellow in Teaching and Learning
Introduction • Exploratory item analysis into student performance on computer-based assessment (CBA) tests • Do stronger or weaker students perform better or worse on different question types. • Multiple-choice, Multiple Response, Hotspots and Selections • Profiling of students’ performance on CBA tests for PDP portfolios
Methodology • 3 Examinations • Two Personal development planning (PDP) • One Scheme Module • Cohort totalling 325 students • Top 20% taken and put into 2 groups for each of the examinations • Question analysis taking: • Average score • Facility • Discrimination
Results • The HOT SPOT questions discriminates the most (1.04 difference in score per question) • The Multiple-choice is second (0.97) • Multiple Response (0.59) • Selection (0.34)
Results Cont: The three following slides show the facility score for the question types
CONCLUSION • Stronger students perform better on hot spots than weaker students • Multiple-choice questions are effective at discriminating between students • Question types that have variable ratios between correct and incorrect responses should be constructed with caution so they are not to easy or too hard • Item analysis can inform practitioner on best ways of improving performance • Students can use feedback on performance to help improve practice
RECOMMENDATIONS • Further investigation into performance of stronger weaker students on item types • Sharing and pooling of resources (test items) • Build calibrated item banks for testing PDP skills and competencies that are interdisciplinary • Practitioner to use data to inform practice • Students to use test transcripts for PDP • Students to use data from item analysis reports for reflective practice and evaluation for PDP portfolio
ContactdetailsCarol Collins • email: carol.collins@luton.ac.uk • Teaching and Learning • University of Luton