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Evaluation of grading in Matura examination in mathematics
Anja Poljanšek
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Abstract: Students can choose between two options of Matura examination in mathematics: basic and higher level. At both levels written and oral exams are taken. The basic-level written exam contains only Paper 1, whereas the higher-level exam contains Paper 1 and Paper 2. For each exam answers are scored. Using different linear combinations of scores for the two levels, grades are formed. Some extra points are later added to higher-level grades. Using data from the 1998 spring examination, we looked into such an assessment and evaluated the validity of classical scoring, weighted sums combining, and a score-to-grade transformation. Although classical scoring seems to have a satisfactory validity, the last two procedures need to be improved.
Keywords: Matura, measurement, difficulty levels, classical test scoring, item-response theory, Slovenia
