Damon,
Thank you for your thoughtful response. In terms of the Python tests, I
as well would hope that all my students (13- to 15-years-old) could answer
questions based on the content shared - kind of in the spirit of the
Computing for All/Core Knowledge (NoChildLeftBehind-ish? - not playing
"go
>Could it be argued that the goal be for all students to score 100% on the
>desired content?
>
I would argue that it should be one of the goals in designing and
implementing a training program. The test could have a different purpose.
What we all have experienced in teaching students is that abi
[ Scott Durkin ]:
> Could it be argued that the goal be for all students to score 100%
> on the
> desired content?
That is precisely my goal when I elaborate exams. No success so far ;o)
[ Damon Bryant ]:
> No, students are not receiving a hard A or an easy A. I make no
> classifications
Total does make more sense. I've made the change to "total". Thanks, Scott!
From: Scott David Daniels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] Python Programming: Procedural Online Test
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 13:23:52 -0800
damon bryant wrote:
.
damon bryant wrote:
...
> I have corrected the issue with the use of 'sum' (now ‘sum1’) and the
I'd suggest "total" would be a better replacement than sum1.
--Scott David Daniels
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back end has made it fast enough for operational use. What do you think?
From: w chun <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: damon bryant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
CC: edu-sig@python.org
Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] Python Programming: Procedural Online Test
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 23:46:32 -0800
> The proble
e degree by getting
>items that are appropriately matched to their skill level. This is the
>aspect of adaptive testing that is attractive to me. It may not solve the
>
>problem, but it is a way of using technology to move in the right directi
>on.
>I hope this is a better explanation
> The problems seemed to get much easier in the last 5 or so (very basic
> syntax questions). The one about "James"=="james" returning -1 is no longer
> true on some Pythons (as now we have boolean True).
the tests were well done... i enjoyed taking them. like kirby, i also
found the Boolean is
damon bryant wrote:
> Hi Rodrigo!
>
>> If I understood correctly the proposal is to give a "hard"-A for some
>> and an "easy"-A
>> for others, so everybody have A's (A=='good score'). Is that it?
>
> No, students are not receiving a hard A or an easy A. I make no
> classifications such as those
Could it be argued that the goal be for all students to score 100% on the
desired content?
Rodrigo Senra said:
>
> On 5Dec 2005, at 7:50 AM, damon bryant wrote:
>
>> One of the main reasons I decided to use an Item Response Theory (IRT)
>> framework was that the testing platform, once fully opera
ope this is a better explanation than what I provided earlier.
>From: Rodrigo Senra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: edu-sig@python.org
>Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] Python Programming: Procedural Online Test
>Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 19:53:00 -0200
>
>
>On 5Dec 2005, at 7:50 AM, damon b
On 5Dec 2005, at 7:50 AM, damon bryant wrote:
> One of the main reasons I decided to use an Item Response Theory (IRT)
> framework was that the testing platform, once fully operational,
> will not
> give students questions that are either too easy or too difficult
> for them,
> thus reducing
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>Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 00:52:50 -0700
>
>Hello Laura,
>
>That's better than the Abstract Algebra class I took as an
>undergraduate. The highest score on Test 1 was 19%. I got 6%!
Hello Laura,
That's better than the Abstract Algebra class I took as an
undergraduate. The highest score on Test 1 was 19%. I got 6%! I retook
the class from another teacher and topped the class. Liked the subject
so much I took the second semester just for fun. Testing and teaching
strategies mak
In a message of Sun, 04 Dec 2005 11:32:27 PST, Scott David Daniels writes:
>I wrote:
> >> ... keeping people at 80% correct is great rule-of-thumb goal ...
>
>To elaborate on the statement above a bit, we did drill-and practice
>teaching (and had students loving it). The value of the 80% is for
>m
I wrote:
>> ... keeping people at 80% correct is great rule-of-thumb goal ...
To elaborate on the statement above a bit, we did drill-and practice
teaching (and had students loving it). The value of the 80% is for
maximal learning. Something like 50% is the best for measurement theory
(but disc
ll students, monitor testing status, and view
scores for all students. Do you know of any?
>From: Scott David Daniels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: edu-sig@python.org
>Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] Python Programming: Procedural Online Test
>Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 12:03:06 -0800
>
>d
damon bryant wrote:
> As you got more items correct
> you got harder questions. In contrast, if you initially got questions
> incorrect, you would have received easier questions
In the 70s there was research on such systems (keeping people at 80%
correct is great rule-of-thumb goal). See Stu
thm based on my dissertation. By expanding
the question bank, I'll be able to reach that goal.
>From: "Kirby Urner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "'damon bryant'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>CC: edu-sig@python.org
>Subject: RE: [Edu-si
> I tweaked it now where all other browsers and OS combinations can access
> the computer adaptive tests. Performance may be unpredictable though.
>
> Damon
OK, thanks. Worked with no problems.
As an administrator, I'd be curious to get the actual text of missed
problems (maybe via URL), not ju
mon bryant'"
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>Subject: RE: [Edu-sig] Python Programming: Procedural Online Test
>Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 19:50:36 -0800
>
>Similar comment. I'm on Windows but don't want to be tested by a service
>that
2, 2005 2:38 PM
> To: damon bryant
> Cc: edu-sig@python.org
> Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] Python Programming: Procedural Online Test
>
> In my opinion, you would get more responses if the testing system
> accepted a browser/OS combination other than IE/Windows
>
> C
In my opinion, you would get more responses if the testing system
accepted a browser/OS combination other than IE/Windows
Cheers,
Vern Ceder (using Firefox and Ubuntu Linux)
damon bryant wrote:
> Hey folks!
>
> Lindel Grandel and I have been working on some Python questions for
> potential
Hey folks!
Lindel Grandel and I have been working on some Python questions for
potential use in high schools, college, and employment. If you are
interested in taking one of the online tests go to
http://www.adaptiveassessmentservices.com and self-register to take one of
two Python tests: one i
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