In this study, we investigate the impact of both jumbled and visually grouped distractors on: 1) student performance, 2) the amount of time students spent on ...

Dec 9, 2023 · In this study, we investigate the impact of both jumbled and visually grouped distractors on: 1) student performance, 2) the amount of time ...

Parsons problems are a commonly used problem type typically used in introductory computer science courses. They involve organizing blocks containing ...

However, their presence was shown to have a minimal impact on Parsons problems quality as an exam item at the cost of students spending substantially more time ...

Though visually grouped distractors appear to mediate the amount of time students spend relative to their jumbled counterparts, their effect is not so large ...

Comparing the Impacts of Visually Grouped and Jumbled Distractors on Parsons Problems in CS1 Assessments Available Online ...

Comparing the Impacts of Visually Grouped and Jumbled Distractors on Parsons Problems in CS1 Assessments. DH Smith, IV, S Poulsen, M Fowler, C Zilles.

These findings suggest that the inclusion of distractors does little to improve the quality of these problems as exam questions but may have a negative impact ...

Comparing the Impacts of Visually Grouped and Jumbled Distractors on Parsons Problems in CS1 Assessments. DH Smith, IV, S Poulsen, M Fowler, C Zilles.

Evaluating Micro Parsons Problems as Exam Questions · Comparing the Impacts of Visually Grouped and Jumbled Distractors on Parsons Problems in CS1 Assessments.