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Recent advances in computer-related technology and the availability of technology to everyone at affordable cost have made it possible to use such technology in every aspect of teaching-learning. Educational institutions are increasingly using optical mark readers (OMRs) which also feature software that calculates difficulty index and discrimination index in addition to correcting hundreds of OMR mark sheets in a matter of seconds to minutes which would otherwise take many man-hours. We explore how useful the calculations of discrimination index by optical mark readers are in item analysis of single best answer MCQ tests with small student numbers.
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Earnest, B.S.P., Bhargava, P., Ponnupillai, A., Ponnusamy, S., Ibrahim, N.M., Sirisinghe, R.G. (2018). Appropriate Use of Technology: How Useful Are Calculations of Discrimination Index by Optical Mark Readers in Item Analysis of Single Best Answer MCQ Tests with Small Student Numbers?. In: Tang, S., Cheah, S. (eds) Redesigning Learning for Greater Social Impact. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4223-2_25
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