An Examination of Examinations

Hartog, Philip; Rhodes, E. C.

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“…In any case this scoring explains some of the low validity values obtained for essay tests. Other workers have reported similar discrepancies (Hartog and Rhodes, 1935;Bull, 1956;Lennox, 1967). Table 3 shows the correlations between professor I and various staff members each scoring different essays (test 6, 1968; 192 scripts for each examiner, test 6, 1969, 196 scripts for each examiner).…”

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“…During the last 20 years examining methods in medical faculties, as in others, have been subjected to increasing scrutiny (Hubbard and Clemans, 1961). The traditional 'essay plus practical' examinations with or without viva voce interviews have become progressively more difficult to administer, and their validity and reliability have also come under suspicion as a result of numerous studies (Hartog and Rhodes, 1935;Cowles and Hubbard, 1952;Illingworth, 1963). Correlation of marks given for the same set of essays by different examiners has been poor (Lennox, Anderson, and Moorhouse, 1957) even to the extent that a model essay answer, prepared by the senior examiner in a group and included incognito with the student essays, has received marks varying from fail to high distinction grade from other examiners (Bull, 1956).…”

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Comparison of multiple-choice and essay testing in preclinical physiology

Lipton

Huxham

2009

Medical Education

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Comparison of multiple-choice and essay testing in preclinical physiology

Lipton

Huxham

2009

Medical Education

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“…In the present study, the average mark changes for the subjects investigated varied from 0.8 to 6.7. In the light of this evidence, and evidence collected from a whole variety of marking reliability studies dating right back to the work of Hartog and Rhodes (1935), it is not before time that the Schools Council are now warning the users of GCE and other public examination grades that " . .…”

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A Further Report of Investigations Into the Reliability of Marking of Gce Examinations

Murphy

1982

Brit J of Edu Psychol

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Summary. This paper represents an extension of a previous report (Murphy, 1978) of investigations into the reliability of marking of GCE examinations. Results are presented relating to mark‐re‐mark investigations in 20 different examination subjects carried out over a period of four years. In each case a sample of examination scripts had been re‐marked by a senior GCE examiner a short time after the normal GCE marking procedures had been completed. The results are analysed in terms of correlations between the original marks and the re‐marks. In the discussion of these results contrasts are drawn between the levels of marking reliability reported both for different examination subjects and for the different types of examination papers used within the various examinations. Finally the findings are discussed in terms of their implications for users of GCE examination grades.

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“…Concern about establishing the reliability of examinations stems from the early part of this century (e.g. Hartog & Rhodes, 1935). More recently, Murphy (1978Murphy ( , 1982 published some of the most in-depth analyses of marking reliability.…”

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The Reliability of Marking of General Certificate of Secondary Education Scripts: mathematics and English

Newton

1996

British Educational Res J

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This study investigated the consistency with which marks were awarded to scripts during the summer 1994 examinations in mathematics and English. It was demonstrated that the reliability of marking of mathematics scripts was extremely high. The consistency of marking in English was notably lower, although on the whole it appeared to be at least as good, if not better, than in previous studies. As a consequence of inconsistency in marking, the adjustment of Assistant Examiners’ marks is not uncommon for English. An investigation into this process demonstrated its validity. In comparison with mathematics, should we conclude that the examination boards are failing in their assessment of English? An alternative argument was proposed, claiming that any examining body must trade reliability of assessment against considerations of validity and cost‐effectiveness. Although problems of inconsistency arise in English, they are largely inevitable as long as we value the current assessment formats.

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An Examination of Examinations

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Comparison of multiple-choice and essay testing in preclinical physiology

Comparison of multiple-choice and essay testing in preclinical physiology

A Further Report of Investigations Into the Reliability of Marking of Gce Examinations

The Reliability of Marking of General Certificate of Secondary Education Scripts: mathematics and English

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