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Are True/False Questions Useless?

Doug Peterson — Mon, 28 May 2012 10:37:18 +0000

Posted By Doug Peterson As a test designer, I need every question to tell me something about the learner that I didn’t know before the question was answered: Does the learner have the knowledge for which the question is testing? Developing questions costs money, and every question takes up some of the learner’s time, so [...] Related posts:

Security in the Final Step of Test and Exam Delivery

Julie Delazyn — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:00:23 +0000

Posted by Julie Delazyn The secure delivery of high-stakes assessments should protect valuable test/exam content and the integrity of results as well as personally identifiable information about participants. Achieving this requires organizations to thoughtfully determine what delivery methods and security measures to use – by carefully considering questions such as these: How can we provide [...] Related posts:

Learning Tools Interoperability fulfills its promise!

Steve Lay — Wed, 23 May 2012 10:27:37 +0000

Posted by Steve Lay In previous blog posts I’ve discussed the new specification that the IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS) has been working on called Learning Tools Interoperability or LTI for short. See my first post on this subject here and the later update here. In March, IMS released the final version of the specification. [...] Related posts:

Ensuring question text is accessible

Noel Thethy — Mon, 21 May 2012 10:32:36 +0000

Posted by Noel Thethy This post is part of the accessibility series I am running. Here we will look at ensuring text and table elements are accessible. We have done our best to ensure that Questionmark’s participant interface is readable via screen readers. However, to ensure these work as expected you need to make sure [...] Related posts:

Creating an Extended Matching Question Type

Julie Delazyn — Fri, 18 May 2012 10:21:57 +0000

Extended Matching Questions are similar to multiple choice questions but test knowledge in a far more applied, in-depth way. This question type is now available in Questionmark Live browser-based authoring. What it does: An Extended Matching question provides an “extended” list of answer options for use in questions relating to at least two related scenarios [...] Related posts:

Video: Applying the A-model to a business problem

Julie Delazyn — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:15:28 +0000

Posted by Julie Delazyn In a recent post on his own blog, Questionmark CEO Eric Shepherd offered some insights about the 70+20+10 learning model, in which social and informal learning play key roles in knowledge transfer and performance improvement. The A-model, developed by Dr. Bruce C. Aaron, helps organizations make the most of all types [...] Related posts:

Questionmark on the GSA Schedule

John Kleeman — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:06:48 +0000

Posted by John Kleeman I’m pleased to let you know that Questionmark Corporation was awarded last week a GSA Schedule Contract by the General Services Administration, part of the US Federal government. Questionmark’s contract number is GS-35F-0380Y and the schedule covers Questionmark Perception software, and training, consultancy and support. GSA schedules are open-ended contracts listing [...] Related posts:

Measuring the Effectiveness of Social and Informal Learning

Julie Delazyn — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:00:29 +0000

Posted by Julie Delazyn How you can use assessments to measure the effectiveness of informal learning? If people are learning at different times, in different ways and without structure, how do you know it’s happening? And how can you justify investment in social and informal learning initiatives? The 70+20+10 model of learning – which explains [...] Related posts:

Caching for Performance: Cloud Technology Enhances Perception 5.4

Steve Lay — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:34:51 +0000

Posted by Steve Lay With the release of Questionmark Perception v5.4, our software platform for on-premise installation, we’ve taken advantage of a new aspect of the Microsoft server platform called Windows Server AppFabric to enhance performance and scalability. AppFabric is fairly new, so system administrators embarking on a new installation or an upgrade from an [...] Related posts:

Webinar: Using the Angoff method to set cut scores

Joan Phaup — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:00:19 +0000

Posted by Joan Phaup How do you set appropriate pass/fail scores for competency tests? We learned a lot about this during this year’s Questionmark Users Conference from two customers who have used the Angoff method for setting cut scores and think it’s a practical answer to this question. Alan H. Wheaton and James R. Parry, [...] Related posts:

Applying the principles of item and test analysis to yield better results

Julie Delazyn — Fri, 04 May 2012 10:14:20 +0000

Posted by Julie Delazyn Using item and test analysis reports gives you valuable data that can help you improve your assessments – but how do you interpret that data and use it effectively? This SlideShare presentation put together by Sean Farrell, Senior Manager Evaluation & Assessment at PricewaterhouseCoopers, explains the principles of item and test [...] Related posts:

Making media and images within assessments more accessible

Noel Thethy — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:05:34 +0000

Posted by Noel Thethy This post is part of the accessibility series I am running. We will look at using media and images in questions and how to ensure these are accessible. A number of media files can be included in a question/assessment. However, if you are interested in producing accessible assessments you should consider [...] Related posts:

Use a survey with feedback to aid student retention

John Kleeman — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:00:49 +0000

Posted by John Kleeman I’d like to share an interesting application of Questionmark Perception at the University of Glamorgan, which is using self-assessment surveys to help increase student retention. Students answer questions about aspects of their studying and receive feedback to help them improve. These assessments provide useful data that the University has used to [...] Related posts:

Timing is Everything: Using psychology research to make your assessments more effective

Julie Delazyn — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:05:01 +0000

Posted by Julie Delazyn Over the past year or so, John Kleeman has been sharing new evidence from cognitive psychology indicating that when it comes to making your assessments more effective, timing is crucial. One of the strongest research findings is that learning is far more effective if it is spaced out over time instead [...] Related posts:

Using QR Codes – Start to Finish

Doug Peterson — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:13:10 +0000

Posted By Doug Peterson QR codes. They’re everywhere these days! Questionmark staff have already written some great blogs on QR codes – Using QR Codes to Direct Smartphone Users to Assessments (which includes a link to a fantastic PowerPoint slideshow on using QR codes) and QR Codes for Surveys: A Perfect Fit, so I don’t [...] Related posts: