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Table 1 Year-3 and year-5 Students’ scores in the 6 Tests

From: Very short answer questions: a viable alternative to multiple choice questions

Test

Y3

Q

Mean (SD)

Min, Max

Y5

Q

Mean (SD)

Min, Max

§p-value

MTF

37

20

45.5 (9.4)

25, 54

39

20

55.0 (11.1)

29, 76

p < 0.001***

BAQ

37

15

54.9 (12.8)

31.7, 82.3

39

15

76.9 (11.6)

53.3, 100

p < 0.001***

VSAQ

37

53

54.1 (12.4)

33.7, 77.9

39

32

62.9 (11.2)

38, 91

p < 0.01**

VSAQ vs. MTF (r = 0.714***)

VSAQ vs. MTF (r = 0.632***)

 

VSAQ vs. BAQ (r = 0.435**)

VSAQ vs. BAQ (r = 0.321*)

 
  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  2. §p-value reached from independent sample t test
  3. Y3 = year-3, Y5 = year-5 number of students, Q = number of questions, Min = minimum, Max = maximum, SD = standard deviation, MTF = multiple true-false, BAQ = best answer questions, VSAQ = very short answer questions
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