Chemistry classes are based on experimental work, developing relationship with the environment, observing and describing the visual and abstract phenomena. Due to the complex construction of chemistry classes, it is utmost importance for the knowledge, to be assesed quality and professionally indisputable. For quality assessed knowledge it is crucial to asses knowledge, which is based on goals of the curriculm and learning content of the classes.
Knowledge can be assesed differently. You can asses knowledge based on written exam, oral exam, or with assesing product. Written exam with non-standard written test is most common way of assesing knowledge. For written test, teacher can chose between CROSS and CRSS or SR assesment. The most common are SR assesment, specifically multiple-choice assessment with one correct answer. There are a lot of instructions for multiple-choice assessments.
The purpose of my master thesis is to analyse the differences in solving multiple-choice items with one or more correct answers based on the different way of the steam or alternatives in items. Based on research, 268 9-th grade students from 13 primary schools from different regions of Slovenia participated in this research study. Students were solving 4 different types of instruments, which was assesing 4 different topics from curriculum. Items were written out of multipe-choice item and Likerts five stage grading, for assesing the difficult of item, understanding the steam and alternatives. Items were multiple-choce items with one and more correct answers, but students did not know if one or more answers were correct. The results are showing that different ways of written steam, alternatives, the difficutl of items, the understanding of the steam and alternatives can influence on the success of solving multiple-choice item with one correct answer. For the multiple-choice items with correct answers different ways of written steam, alternatives, the difficutl of items, the understanding of the steam and alternatives are showing no important influence on the success of the solving multiplce-choice items with more correct answers.
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