Monthly Archives: July 2012

Using pattern matching software

PMatch is a new Moodle question type (based on OpenMark’s pattern matching question type that is currently in use at the Open University for the short-answer free text questions that I have written). There is more information here. Follow the … Continue reading

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Why don’t more people use short-answer free-text questions?

At CAA 2012 I gave a paper with the title ‘Short-answer e-assessment questions : five years on’  in which I discussed OU work in this area. There was a  lot of interest in what I said, especially concerning evaluation findings. However I wanted to … Continue reading

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CAA 2012

Last week I attended the International Computer Assisted Assessment Conference in Southampton. This is the third consecutive year I’ve attended this conference and I enjoyed it, even if it was sometimes challenging to the point of being depressing. So what … Continue reading

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