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MRSCOR (Multiple Response Scoring Program)

Modified on: Wed, 25 Oct 2023 11:04 AM

Introduction

Test Scoring and Questionnaire Services (TSQS) offers two types of scoring: GPSCOR (General Purpose Scoring Program) and MRSCOR (Multiple Response Scoring Program)

This article provides some additional information on MRSCOR, which is utilized for situations in which students are allowed or expected to respond with more than one answer per question.

 


Applicability

This article was written for instructors and support staff at the University of Alberta.

 


Details

MRSCOR provides a variety of scoring options. (In all cases, only a single key sheet is used.)

Scores may be computed by only focusing on the responses that the student made.

  • In this case, the number of correct responses is counted, the number of incorrect answers is counted and a final score is reported which would normally be R - W. (The option is also provided to apply a weight other than one, to either R or W.)
  • The total, unweighted, score possible in this case, is equal to the number of answers marked on the key sheet.
  • Note that this means that the possible score for a question depends on the number of responses marked for that question on the key.

Scores may also be computed by summing the number of correct behaviours performed by the student.

  • i.e., summing both the number of times that a correct answer is marked and the number of times a choice is correctly left blank. 
  • The total, unweighted, score possible in this case, is equal to the number of questions on the test multiplied by the question length (the number of response choices) of each question.

A third alternative is a two-step process.

  • After using the second option (above), a program can be run that converts the output file into a GPSCOR (General Purpose Scoring Program) file.
  • In the conversion process, complete questions are marked right or wrong (depending on whether or not the complete pattern of responses and omits matches the key that has been provided).
  • In this case, the total score possible is equal to the number of questions on the test.

 

Please refer to the instructions for completing the Optical Mark Reader Request for Service Form in KB0012170.

 

 


Keywords: MRSCOR, multiple answers scoring, scoring options, TSQS
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