A multicriteria methodology for the assessment of distance education trainees

In this paper, the development of a methodology for the calculation of questions' difficulty degree and creation of exams for distance education trainees is presented. The methodology is based on the principles of multicriteria decision analysis and multiobjective linear programming. The UTA* m...

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Published in:Operational research 2005-09, Vol.5 (3), p.419-433
Main Authors: Matsatsinis, Nikolaos F, tsas, Vassilios Chr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assessments
Criteria
Distance education
Distance learning
Learning
Linear programming
Mathematical models
Methodology
Mixed integer
Operational research
Studies
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Summary:In this paper, the development of a methodology for the calculation of questions' difficulty degree and creation of exams for distance education trainees is presented. The methodology is based on the principles of multicriteria decision analysis and multiobjective linear programming. The UTA* method is used in order to calculate the difficulty degree of any hypothetical question that can be described from the criteria defined and the Global Criterion method is used in order to solve the multiobjective mixed integer linear programming model that is constructed in order to create a test for the trainees.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1109-2858
1866-1505
DOI:10.1007/BF02941129