Do you think education systems should use multiple choice exams?
XeresAce wrote:
I think it doesn't matter which method you use as long as you stick to multiple types of questions. An entire test made out of multiple choice questions would be a bit unconventional considering the fact that it's possible to pass it just by having good guessing luck :p
It is almost impossible for you to pass by pure luck; the moment you look, read, and comprehend, that is the moment your odds went up.
EDIT: Consider a test with 50 questions which each have 4 options, thus giving a blind guess a chance of 0.25 to yield the correct answer. Say you need to answer 60% correctly to pass, that's 30 questions out of the 50. This means that the odds of passing are 1.64228554977441E-07 to 1. Just to prove my point.
They do full multiple choice tests all the time here...mostly because it's way easier to grade scantrons than to grade other tests.
GrandmasterD wrote:
It is almost impossible for you to pass by pure luck; the moment you look, read, and comprehend, that is the moment your odds went up.
Eh, I guess I'm an ace student so I wouldn't know because I almost always rely on studying (or actually, comprehending... I rarely study "textbook style" unless it's historical facts) rather than luck :P
Also, some extra rant... I absolutely hate it when I have to explain my choice of words to my professors... LIKE FFS YOU FINISHED UNIVERSITY TO NOT BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE WORDS A HIGHSCHOOLER IS USING?! I've been told I have a high "level" of writing compared to my peers, and I get as much complaints for it as I do compliments. Apparently it's not necessary therefore I shouldn't use it. smh.
I memorize information incredibly easily, especially facts.
I'm also the kind of person who thinks needless repetitive work is, well, pointless. If I've proven to you I can do something, there's no need for you to make ME prove that 5 more times just because other people in the class can't do it properly yet. It's not my fault other mere mortals aren't as brilliant as I am. 8D
I'm also the kind of person who thinks needless repetitive work is, well, pointless. If I've proven to you I can do something, there's no need for you to make ME prove that 5 more times just because other people in the class can't do it properly yet. It's not my fault other mere mortals aren't as brilliant as I am. 8D
The_Nameless_Bard wrote:
I'm also the kind of person who thinks needless repetitive work is, well, pointless. If I've proven to you I can do something, there's no need for you to make ME prove that 5 more times just because other people in the class can't do it properly yet. It's not my fault other mere mortals aren't as brilliant as I am.
Honey, don't steal my lines!
GrandmasterD wrote:
Say you need to answer 60% correctly to pass,
A 50% is generally a pass here in Australia. Sometimes a 45% if it's in math or science.
I think own-time assignments are the best judge of a student's work ethic. Sure, you can write a pass assignment the night before, but a hard worker can write a masterpiece if they start when the assignment is given. Assignments are also real-world applicable. The times when you're going to be at work and required to sit still for 3 hours and hand write an essay on x has a very small possibility of occurring, compared to having to go and research something and write up a report or present a speech.
jhoijhoi wrote:
A 50% is generally a pass here in Australia. Sometimes a 45% if it's in math or science.
Here it's generally 55%, with a few exceptions such as most languages like German, French, and Dutch. Honestly, Dutch should be 80% because if you can't speak your own language properly, then you shouldn't be allowed to leave school.
Also, 45% is really stupid. I mean, shouldn't you be able to answer more than 50% correctly if you knew your stuff? Nevertheless, my point is still valid; not likely that even one student would ever pass as a result of pure luck.
jhoijhoi wrote:
A 50% is generally a pass here in Australia. Sometimes a 45% if it's in math or science.
what the...here a 50% is always failing and 45% is so bad that I can't imagine letting someone pass with a grade like that. Depending on the grading scale (10 point or 7 point, both are used in the US) you'll have to get at least a 60%, sometimes a 72% to pass.
You need to log in before commenting.
<Member>