From Individual Learning to Collaborative Learning— Location, Fun, and Games

2009 ◽  
pp. 102-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Owen
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Learner Identity ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Context Of Learning ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Specific Learning

This chapter explores mobile learning where location and game like or playful activity adds to the context of learning. The relationship between space, play, and the development of context and learner identity is explored through an examination of the issues concerning the context of space, narratives, and engagement. There is a discussion of the meta-knowledge and specific learning attributes we would want to encounter in mobile game like learning. These issues are further explored in three case studies of learning activities which have been designed such that the context of location and game like or playful learning is significant. The examples include simple games based on multiple choice questions, a complex multi-role simulation and an environmental tagging and hypermedia project. The case is made for the potential of the context of location, and game-like learning in mobile learning.

CORRELATION OF DIFFICULTY INDEX AND DISCRIMINATING INDEX IN MEDICAL STUDENT’S ASSESSMENT.

2021 ◽  
pp. 9-10
Author(s):  
Bhoomika R. Chauhan ◽  
Jayesh Vaza ◽  
Girish R. Chauhan ◽  
Pradip R. Chauhan
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Formative Assessment ◽  
Item Difficulty ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Discriminating Power ◽  
Good Discriminator ◽  
Difficulty Index ◽  
The Relationship

Multiple choice questions are nowadays used in competitive examination and formative assessment to assess the student's eligibility and certification.Item analysis is the process of collecting,summarizing and using information from students' responses to assess the quality of test items.Goal of the study was to identify the relationship between the item difficulty index and item discriminating index in medical student's assessment. 400 final year medical students from various medical colleges responded 200 items constructed for the study.The responses were assessed and analysed for item difficulty index and item discriminating power. Item difficulty index an item discriminating power were analysed by statical methods to identify correlation.The discriminating power of the items with difficulty index in 40%-50% was the highest. Summary and Conclusion:Items with good difficulty index in range of 30%-70% are good discriminator.

The relationship between non-functioning distractors and item difficulty of multiple choice questions: A descriptive analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
HamzaMohammad Abdulghani ◽  
Farah Ahmad ◽  
Abdulmajeed Aldrees ◽  
MahmoudS Khalil ◽  
GomindaG Ponnamperuma
Keyword(s):  
Item Difficulty ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals New Indices for Refining Multiple Choice Questions

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariano Amo-Salas ◽  
María del Mar Arroyo-Jimenez ◽  
David Bustos-Escribano ◽  
Eva Fairén-Jiménez ◽  
Jesús López-Fidalgo
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Large Database ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Lack Of Fit ◽  
Question Item ◽  
Measure Reliability ◽  
The Relationship

Multiple choice questions (MCQs) are one of the most popular tools to evaluate learning and knowledge in higher education. Nowadays, there are a few indices to measure reliability and validity of these questions, for instance, to check the difficulty of a particular question (item) or the ability to discriminate from less to more knowledge. In this work two new indices have been constructed: (i) the no answer index measures the relationship between the number of errors and the number of no answers; (ii) the homogeneity index measures homogeneity of the wrong responses (distractors). The indices are based on the lack-of-fit statistic, whose distribution is approximated by a chi-square distribution for a large number of errors. An algorithm combining several traditional and new indices has been developed to refine continuously a database of MCQs. The final objective of this work is the classification of MCQs from a large database of items in order to produce an automated-supervised system of generating tests with specific characteristics, such as more or less difficulty or capacity of discriminating knowledge of the topic.

Mobile Learning

2010 ◽  
pp. 223-244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandro Mengel ◽  
Maciej Kuszpa ◽  
Claudia de Witt
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Learning Theory ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Media ◽  
Context Of Learning ◽  
The One

Mobile learning extends the media dissemination of knowledge and learning in extremely varying educational contexts with mobility and independence of location. The chapter describes possibilities of mobile learning for situation-oriented, personalised and collaborative learning. It explains on the one hand existing conceptions and application scenarios with regard to learning theory backgrounds, and on the other thematises possibilities of Web 2.0 for mobile learning. In doing this, it presents in particular didactical scenarios for mobile learning situations in the context of learning on the job.

The Effect of Perceived Interest and Prior Knowledge on L2 Reading Comprehension via Several Assessment Methods in a Higher Education Context

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Ana Cristina Lahuerta Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Reading Comprehension ◽  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Multiple Choice Questions ◽  
L2 Reading ◽  
Assessment Tasks ◽  
Written Recall ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
L2 Reading Comprehension

The aim of the present study is to examine the effect of perceived interest and prior knowledge on EFL reading comprehension. Participants were 227 undergraduates with advanced competence in English. With respect to the method, participants had to read a 450-word text entitled Wales. After that, they had to complete a Perceived Interest Questionnaire (PIQ), which consisted of 9 items and two assessment tasks: a written recall and a multiple choice task. The results of our study show the significant effect of perceived interest and prior knowledge on L2 reading comprehension. Thus, comprehension assessed via written recall and multiple choice questions had higher scores when readers read texts related to their interests. Besides, prior knowledge had a positive effect on the reader’s comprehension irrespective of the assessment method used. This study concludes that different assessment tasks may be crucial factors that affect the relationship between factors like interest and prior knowledge, and L2 reading comprehension.

scholarly journals Collaborative Learning by Teaching: A Pedagogy between Learner-Centered and Learner-Driven

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaodan Zhou ◽  
Ling-Hsiu Chen ◽  
Chin-Ling Chen
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Learning By Teaching ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Learning Capabilities ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
The Relationship

Learner-centered and learner-driven pedagogy have long been advocated by many educators and scholars who focus on sustainable education. This study proposes a pedagogical approach called collaborative learning by teaching (CLBT), which is both learner-centered and learner-driven. This study aims to explore and analyze the student perceptions of CLBT by conducting a field experiment in a Chinese public university. The quantitative results show that student perceptions were comprised of three dimensions: perceptions of CLBT, perceptions of teamwork, and perceptions of mobile learning. The male students had significantly more positive perceptions of CLBT and mobile learning compared to the female students. The qualitative findings indicate that although students have some difficulties with self-discipline, they gain much in active learning capabilities and teamwork skills. The relationship between CLBT and sustainability competence should be further studied in the future.

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