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Showing 1 to 20 of 81 for “"multiple choice questions"”.
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Investigating Fine-Tuning of Language Models for Multiple-Choice Questions
… large language models (LLMs) when used to answer multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Given the increasing use of generative language models in fields ranging from cybersecurity to biomedical research, it is important to understand the causes of their behavior in order to mitigate biases and prevent …
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Toward automatic generation of multiple-choice questions in an educational context
… textbooks often include thought-provoking questions at the beginning or at the end of a piece of text. These questions help readers to self-evaluate their comprehension of the text, and to reinforce their knowledge. The Internet has given people access to much more information than ever …
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"None of the Above" as an Answer Option in Observatoin Based Multiple-Choice Questions
… A) as an answer option in observation based multiple-choice questions. Previous research has examined only the use of a NOTA option in academic knowledge based testing, not in visual recognition testing. Item difficulty and discrimination were examined for three different item formats: (a) …
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Assessing the Validity of Multiple-Choice Questions, Using them to Undertake Comparative Analysis on Student Cohort Performance, and Evaluating the Methodologies Used
Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) have been used in all four first-year Chemistry courses at The University of Adelaide for many years to assess the students both during the semester and within the final examinations. Ensuring that the assessment tasks and the items used within them are a valid …
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Multiple Choice Question Answering using a Large Corpus of Information
… aspect of learning with the goal of answering multiple choice questions with information from a large corpus of information. I chose this topic because of an internship at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where there is a growing interest in making rovers more autonomous in their field …
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Public school uniforms: will school uniforms fit the growing needs of a regional high school?
… a 7-item survey consisting of five structured multiple-choice questions, and two unstructured open-ended response questions. The survey also provided the opportunity for the students to express additional comments. The survey measured the students' grade level while measuring the students' …
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The development and evaluation of software to foster professional development in educational assessment
… tool that will allow teachers to write better multiple-choice questions? The thesis proceeded from the finding that the quality of teaching is very influential in the amount that students learn. A basic premise of this research, then, is that improving teachers will improve learning. With this …
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Exploring The Attitudes Of Criminal Justice And Homeland Security Students Regarding Assessment Techniques In Online Courses
… techniques for personal preference being were Multiple Choice Questions, Matching Questions, Reflections/Issue Papers, True-False Questions, and Short Answer Questions. The top five rated assessment techniques for learning value were Reflection/Issue Papers, Multiple Choice Questions, Short …
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Prior Knowledge and Reading Comprehension Test Bias
… from expository text, even when measured with multiple choice questions. This was demonstrated in two ways, by (a) measuring prior knowledge with passage independent questions, and (b) creating an unfamiliar text by substituting pseudowords for certain familiar words in the text.
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Solving Machine Learning Problems
… level course. We generate a new training set of questions and answers consisting of course exercises, homework, and quiz questions from MIT’s 6.036 Introduction to Machine Learning course and train a machine learning model to answer these questions. Our system demonstrates an overall accuracy of …
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The effects of biographical data on the prediction of domain knowledge
… most successful (e.g., open-ended scenarios vs. multiple-choice questions). In order to test these hypotheses, participants completed a biodata measure, various ability and non-ability measures, and a set of domain knowledge tests. Hypotheses were evaluated in the context of regressions and …
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The Effect of Modality Preference on Reading and Listening Comprehension
… from reading and listening tasks, which included multiple-choice questions on the literal and inferential levels. Data indicated that modality preference did not affect reading and listening comprehension, and there was no difference in the scores of the four modality preference groups when …
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Online crisis management
… State of Pennsylvania. A survey consisting of 13 multiple-choice questions was posted on surveymonkey.com with a link included in the body copy of the query letter emailed to the sample.</p> <p>The following major finding of this study was:</p> <p>1) Most public relations practitioners are not …
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Faculty Perceptions of Facilitators and Barriers in Holistic Admissions for Graduate Clinical Health Professions Programs
… the link to the survey, which consisted of 17 multiple choice questions. This was aimed at gaining knowledge of faculty’s knowledge, attitude, and practices related to holistic admissions. Results: Faculty knowledge, attitudes, and practices of holistic admissions were analyzed using a …
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Rowan University students' perceptions of campus safety
… using Likert items on a 1-5 scale, open ended, multiple choice questions, and free response comments. Questions were grouped by demographic information, campus safety, sense of community, campus environment, use of public safety services, and overall perceptions. The majority of students …
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Aphasia Friendly Medication Instructions: Effects on Comprehension in Persons with and without Aphasia
… aphasia-friendly principles, then answered eight multiple choice questions and provided their preferences. Results showed that PWA demonstrated improved comprehension given modifications, but PWoA’s comprehension did not improve with modifications. Group comparison in the modified condition …
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Counselor’s Personal Experience with Counseling
… two surveys. The first survey consisted of five multiple choice questions to measure the counselors own experience with therapy. The second survey consisted of eight short answer questions to measure the counselor’s beliefs about how their own personal therapy has affected their current work as a …
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What are physicians' perceptions of proposed federalized healthcare and how do they feel it will impact the quality of health care?
… for a focus group, a survey, consisting of multiple choice questions and personal interviews, was used for data collection. The survey was comprised of matrix questions. Each physician was given the opportunity to write in additional comments or suggestions. Data indicated throughout the …
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The Effects of The Language Complexity and The Culturally Determined Background of The Text on The Reading Comprehension of Iranian Students in Esl
… to recall reading passages and to answer multiple choice questions on explicit and implicit information in the text. The reading passages were two stories, one from Iranian folklore and one from American folklore. One text of each story was written in unadapted English and the other text …
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The effects of confidence and intention to learn on performance in reading comprehension tests
… their belief's were all given the same set of 10 multiple-choice questions. Confidence levels were assessed with a post-test questionnaire. One-way ANOVAs and Pearson's Correlations suggest not only that confidence can be manipulated through verbal persuasion, but that a significant role exists …
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