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Multiple-choice questions with item-writing flaws can negatively impact student learning and skew analytics. These flaws are often present in student-generated questions, making it difficult to assess their quality and suitability for…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-07-18 Steven Moore , Huy A. Nguyen , Tianying Chen , John Stamper

In this paper, we present our work towards comparing on-line and off-line evaluation metrics in the context of small e-commerce recommender systems. Recommending on small e-commerce enterprises is rather challenging due to the lower volume…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2020-06-11 Ladislav Peska , Peter Vojtas

This study reports the impact of examining either with digital or paper-based tests in science subjects taught across the second-ary level. With our method, we compare the percentile ranking scores of two cohorts earned in computer- and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2023-12-14 Eduardo A. Soto Rodríguez , Ana Fernández Vilas , Rebeca P. Díaz Redondo

This paper presents a machine learning approach to multidimensional item response theory (MIRT), a class of latent factor models that can be used to model and predict student performance from observed assessment data. Inspired by…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2025-01-08 Yoav Bergner , Peter F. Halpin , Jill-Jênn Vie

In spite of the high accuracy of the existing optical mark reading (OMR) systems and devices, a few restrictions remain existent. In this work, we aim to reduce the restrictions of multiple choice questions (MCQ) within tests. We use an…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-01-15 Mahmoud Afifi , Khaled F. Hussain

Multiple choice question answering (MCQA) is popular for LLM evaluation due to its simplicity and human-like testing, but we argue for its reform. We first reveal flaws in MCQA's format, as it struggles to: 1) test generation/subjectivity;…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-06-03 Nishant Balepur , Rachel Rudinger , Jordan Lee Boyd-Graber

The number and use of research-based assessments (RBAs) has grown significantly over the last several decades. Data from RBAs can be compared against national datasets to provide instructors with empirical evidence on the efficacy of their…

Both in academic and industry-based research, online evaluation methods are seen as the golden standard for interactive applications like recommendation systems. Naturally, the reason for this is that we can directly measure utility metrics…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2022-09-20 Imad Aouali , Amine Benhalloum , Martin Bompaire , Benjamin Heymann , Olivier Jeunen , David Rohde , Otmane Sakhi , Flavian Vasile

This study explores student attitudes to the use of substantive on-line assessments that require mathematical answers. Our goal is to learn what are the important aspects in a design of more effective e-assessments that support learning of…

Physics Education · Physics 2016-03-09 Elizabeth Acosta-Gonzaga , Niels R. Walet

The role of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) as effective learning tools has been debated in past research. While MCQs are widely used due to their ease in grading, open response questions are increasingly used for instruction, given…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-12-16 Danielle R. Thomas , Conrad Borchers , Sanjit Kakarla , Jionghao Lin , Shambhavi Bhushan , Boyuan Guo , Erin Gatz , Kenneth R. Koedinger

Using multiple-choice questions (MCQs) has become a standard for assessing LLM capabilities efficiently. A variety of metrics can be employed for this task. However, previous research has not conducted a thorough assessment of them. At the…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-07-22 Ekaterina Goliakova , Xavier Renard , Marie-Jeanne Lesot , Thibault Laugel , Christophe Marsala , Marcin Detyniecki

One of the fastest evolving field among teaching and learning research is students' performance evaluation. Computer based testing systems are increasingly adopted by universities. However, the implementation and maintenance of such a…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2016-08-14 Margit Antal , Levente Erős , Attila Imre

Multiple-choice reading comprehension (MCRC) is the task of selecting the correct answer from multiple options given a question and an article. Existing MCRC models typically either read each option independently or compute a fixed-length…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2019-03-08 Qiu Ran , Peng Li , Weiwei Hu , Jie Zhou

Each time a learner in a self-paced online course seeks to answer an assessment question, it takes some time for the student to read the question and arrive at an answer to submit. If multiple attempts are allowed, and the first answer is…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-02-06 Ilia Rushkin , Isaac Chuang , Dustin Tingley

Research-based assessments (RBAs), such as the Force Concept Inventory, have played central roles in many course transformations from traditional lecture-based instruction to research-based teaching methods. In order to support instructors…

Physics Education · Physics 2017-11-20 Jayson M. Nissen , Manher Jariwala , Xochith Herrera , Eleanor W. Close , Ben Van Dusen

The popularity of distance education programs is increasing at a fast pace. En par with this development, online communication in fora, social media and reviewing platforms between students is increasing as well. Exploiting this information…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2016-07-22 Janik Jaskolski , Fabian Siegberg , Thomas Tibroni , Philipp Cimiano , Roman Klinger

The commencement of the decade brought along with it a grave pandemic and in response the movement of education forums predominantly into the online world. With a surge in the usage of online video conferencing platforms and tools to better…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-12-19 Praneeta Immadisetty , Pooja Rajesh , Akshita Gupta , Anala M R , Soumya A , K. N. Subramanya

Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are widely used across diverse educational fields and levels. Well-designed MCQs should evaluate knowledge application in real-world situations. However, writing such test items in sufficient numbers is…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-02-10 Tetiana Krushynska , Jani Ursin , Ville Heilala

While the Question Generation (QG) task has been increasingly adopted in educational assessments, its evaluation remains limited by approaches that lack a clear connection to the educational values of test items. In this work, we introduce…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-06-23 Bang Nguyen , Tingting Du , Mengxia Yu , Lawrence Angrave , Meng Jiang

With the development of e-commerce, many products are now being sold worldwide, and manufacturers are eager to obtain a better understanding of customer behavior in various regions. To achieve this goal, most previous efforts have focused…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2016-10-04 Qingqing Zhou , Rui Xia , Chengzhi Zhang