The Guessing of Usage Rates in Distance Education System

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6647568

Keywords:

Guessing, Item Response Theory, IRT 3PL, Item Analysis, t-Test

Abstract

In this study, it has been tried to analyze how much the use of the guessing by students in distance education systems differs between men and women. Analysis within the scope of research; The study was conducted on data sets consisting of midterm and final exam results between 2013-2017 (covering 8 semesters in total) of a course whose number of students differed by semesters. According to the findings obtained from the analyzes made, it was concluded that the rate of guessing in exams of the students who received education from distance education systems did not differ significantly between women and men.

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Published

2022-06-20

How to Cite

Bulut, G. (2022). The Guessing of Usage Rates in Distance Education System. Dijital Teknolojiler Ve Eğitim Dergisi, 1(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6647568

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