Stupid question on grading objective part of tests

[Barb B]

I usually divide the # right by the total # and multiply by 100. This assumes all questions have the same point value. do you count true/false, multiple choices, matching, and fill in blank type identify as having same value (also could include # events chronologically for history). Just wondering.

Barb

[Susan C.]

I usually divide the # right by the total # and multiply by 100. This assumes all questions have the same point value. do you count true/false, multiple choices, matching, and fill in blank type identify as having same value (also could include # events chronologically for history). Just wondering.

Barb

I do one point each, with questions with more than one part getting one point for each part (ex: name four....). Essays, if key has four points to mention, then it is four points possible.

Hope that makes sense...

[Sharon in MD]

On tests that I wrote myself, I would vary the point values for different types of questions. I felt that multiple-guess questions did not deserve the same weight as fill in the blank and short answer. For me, a typical test would have multiple choice, short answer (like a sentence or two), fill in the blank and essay questions. Multiple choice usually warranted 2 or 3 points per question, fill in's 3 or 4, short answer 4 or 5 and essays were usually 10 to 15 points per. For essays, if I valued it as high as 15, I was expecting two or three paragraphs.

For tests that I did not write, like math or science tests from Apologia. If there was not a point value assigned per problem. I would assign it based on the number of correct steps that had to be completed to arrive at the answer. By that, I mean major steps or parts to a problem. Then I would tally up the total available points and the total points earned. Divided the earned points by the total available and you have your percentage. So, 85 out of 100 is 85 % but 85 out of 90 is 94%.

HTH,