[elearning] Multiple Choice Wiki & Knowledge Based Testing

[Derek Fiddler]

Dear eLearning Members,

I have developed a multiple choice selftest system with test and question statistics that also acts as a subject wiki. Students can add new questions with answers and explanations to the tests. This collaborative approach enables the tests to grow in size and usefulness as teaching and learning aids.

Students can acquire new information or refresh their memories everytime they selftest and they can also see how they are going compared to others. The software does this by giving an explanation after each answer is submitted whether the answer is correct or incorrect. It gives scores at the end of selftesting along with a test average for those questions. 

The system will also proctor examinations and prints examination results in summary results lists or in a detailed format suitable for individual Students.

One of the features of the system, apart from the test and question statistics, is "knowledge based testing" where a "Don't Know" option is provided on each question which is worth half a point. This measure removes most guesses and improves the usefulness of the tests as an indicator of what Students have actually learnt.

The test statistics will change as Students acquire more knowledge from their course materials and also from the tests themselves as the course progresses. You will be able to see the progress of your Class in the test's statistics and also measure an individual Student's progress using examinations.

Examinations are created by adding in new questions or selecting existing questions from tests. By selecting questions of high or low percentage correct one can create examinations of varying levels of difficulty. To be useful for examination purposes a question should be answered correctly between 20% and 80% of the time.

The software runs on Windows PCs and LANs but can be modified to access tests from the internet and email the results if desired. (Please enquire).

The software is available for download from http://www.selftesting.us 

The trial version has a banner at the start of the programs and displays the Licensee as "Trial Version", apart from these, there are no differences between a trial version and one with a licence.

The software is suitable for any subject that has identifiable facts, at least in theory. The software has not been used in the field as yet.

I am hoping that there may be Members of this list who would like to trial the software with a view to writing a few paras about how it works in practice, in return for a licence? (value $250 for a School/Business/Institute)

If so, please send an email to dfiddler at selftesting.us outlining your proposed use for the software along with a promise to provide further information once you have had experience with the system and I will send you a licence file for your specified "Licensee: Your School/Business/Institute" and a licence number.

(Note: Only 50 licences will be made available under these terms)

I am hoping that this software will be of interest and of use to Teachers and Students of most subjects. The tests/wikis created using it will hopefully benefit not only current Students but also those that follow. 

If you would like to discuss the system further then I would be very pleased to do so. 

Thanking you,


Regards...   Derek Fiddler.

e:    dfiddler at selftesting.us
m:   0439 901225 (msg. service)
p:    PO Box 152 | Greensborough VIC 3088

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