The verity of summative MCQs assessment in first year law courses within a law program

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Barnett, Eola and McNamara, Noeleen. 2011. "The verity of summative MCQs assessment in first year law courses within a law program." Building Business Communities: Justice, Performance and Change Creating a Sustainable Scholarly Community Colloquia (2011). Brisbane, Australia 09 Nov 2011 Toowoomba, Australia.
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The verity of summative MCQs assessment in first year law courses within a law program

Presentation TypePaper
AuthorsBarnett, Eola (Author) and McNamara, Noeleen (Author)
Journal or Proceedings TitleProceedings of the Building Business Communities: Justice, Performance and Change Creating a Sustainable Scholarly Community Colloquia
Number of Pages11
Year2011
Place of PublicationToowoomba, Australia
ISBN9780987218803
Conference/EventBuilding Business Communities: Justice, Performance and Change Creating a Sustainable Scholarly Community Colloquia (2011)
Event Details
Building Business Communities: Justice, Performance and Change Creating a Sustainable Scholarly Community Colloquia (2011)
Parent
Building Business Communities: Justice, performance and change
Event Date
09 Nov 2011
Event Location
Brisbane, Australia
Abstract

This paper reports on one aspect of an investigation undertaken by the authors on the verity of multiple choice questions (MCQs) as a teaching and learning and assessment tool in law courses within a law program. The aspect which is the focus of this paper is that of the use of MCQs for summative assessment in core law courses. The other aspect of the investigation regarding their use for formative assessment is the subject of another paper, and this paper builds on theoretical foundations discussed in that paper.

ANZSRC Field of Research 2020390103. Economics, business and management curriculum and pedagogy
390402. Education assessment and evaluation
390409. Learning sciences
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Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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