Dealing with flawed items in examinations: Using the compensation of disadvantage as used in German state examinations in items with partial credit scoring

2018/11/15 by Andreas Möltner, Möltner, Andreas
Medicine · #610 Medical sciences #IMPP #Medical Education and Admissions #Medicine #Prüfung #examination

paper · doi:10.3205/zma001195

openalex publication_date 2018/11/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

. This procedure is applied here to examinations containing items with partial credit scoring. A simple numerical rule can be applied which can be used to decide whether a flawed item has be taken into account in the grading procedure in order to achieve a pass or a particular grade for a candidate. This rule - as in the state examinations - must take account of the individual number of scores achieved in the flawed item and, if the relative pass threshold ("automatic adjustment clause") is applied, the average score achieved in the item by all candidates. In addition, however, it also includes the grade boundaries.

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