Profile analyses as feedback by evaluating the balance in exam scores

Monika Vaheoja 1 * , N. D. Verhelst 2, T. J. H. M. Eggen 3
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1 1Association of Applied Universities in the Netherlands, The Hague, The Netherlands
2 Eurometrics, The Netherlands
3 BMS-OMD, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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EUR J SCI MATH ED, Volume 7, Issue 2, pp. 83-92. https://doi.org/10.30935/scimath/9536
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ABSTRACT

In this article, the authors applied profile analysis to Maths exam data to demonstrate how different exam forms, differing in difficulty and length, can be reported and easily interpreted. The results were presented for different groups of participants and for different institutions in different Maths domains by evaluating the balance. Some significant unbalanced profiles were found based on pre-education and institutions without ranking.
Keywords: profile analysis, test score evaluation, assessment results

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Vaheoja, M., Verhelst, N. D., & Eggen, T. J. H. M. (2019). Profile analyses as feedback by evaluating the balance in exam scores. European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 7(2), 83-92. https://doi.org/10.30935/scimath/9536

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