question order = different results
In the school that I teach in we are given the tests we must use for the course. To help prevent coping there are 4 sets of tests with the same questions but in a different order. I have seen that the order of the questions makes a difference in the test scores. I would like to find a way to track this and present the results to the ed team. Has anyone found a computer program (not to much money I still have 8 of my 10 children living at home) that will track 1) the # of times a question has been answered wrong and 2) how many times it is wrong per test?Thank you for your help.
I have not noticed a pattern between correct answers and thier order in the test. I create my own exams using software called "Examview". I think I paid aroud $75.00 for it. This software allows you to see the questions that a certain percentage of students got wrong. It also allows you to create different versions of the same test where you can have the order of the questions, as well as the answers (Multiple choice)scrambled.
I have found that having the questions in a random order, rather than having them listed in the order the subjects were taught, requires the students to put a little more thought into each answer. I have not seen the grades affected by this however.
