A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
There is much to be said for and against the multiple-choice-answer type of examination, and most of it has been said many times. On one thing, however, both sides to the dispute are agreed: that it demands as much knowledge and skill from the examiner as any other type of examination does. If the examiner's knowledge is inadequate, or his information out of date, the examinee who knows more than he does will often be penalized; if the questions are poorly thought out or ambiguously worded, chance will play too large a part. Mr. Cook shows that the NCARB examination in History and Theory is vulnerable to criticism on these counts. He makes the plea that NCARB should employ the known and tried methods of evaluating the questions and thus ensuring the validity of the results.
There is much to be said for and against the multiple-choice-answer type of examination, and most of it has been said many times. On one thing, however, both sides to the dispute are agreed: that it demands as much knowledge and skill from the examiner as any other type of examination does. If the examiner's knowledge is inadequate, or his information out of date, the examinee who knows more than he does will often be penalized; if the questions are poorly thought out or ambiguously worded, chance will play too large a part. Mr. Cook shows that the NCARB examination in History and Theory is vulnerable to criticism on these counts. He makes the plea that NCARB should employ the known and tried methods of evaluating the questions and thus ensuring the validity of the results.
Eolithic Examinations
Cook, Jeffrey (author)
Journal of Architectural Education ; 20 ; 78-81
1966-05-01
4 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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