what's the basis for differentiating between a throw out and a double answer?
NextLtTest said
Dec 1, 2011
Double answers are only two letters. Throw outs are four answers.
outat20 said
Dec 1, 2011
NextLtTest wrote:
Double answers are only two letters. Throw outs are four answers.
Gripes4Stripes said
Dec 1, 2011
LOL ok thanks, but what criteria does dcas have for making something a throw out versus a double answer?
Gripes4Stripes said
Dec 1, 2011
why wouldn't they throw out #42 but instead make it a triple answer? weird.
smartcookie said
Dec 1, 2011
Gripes4Stripes wrote:
LOL ok thanks, but what criteria does dcas have for making something a throw out versus a double answer?
I would guess if there was a defect in the question stem itself or in each of the four answer choices, then the question would be deemed invalid and therefore be thrown out.
If a question containted two or three answer choices that could be plausible, then they would award a double or triple answer.
NextLtTest said
Dec 1, 2011
Gripes4Stripes wrote:
LOL ok thanks, but what criteria does dcas have for making something a throw out versus a double answer?
If 500 people make credible arguments that (a) should be the answer, and another 500 make a credible argument (b) should be the answer, and another 500 make a credible argument (c) should be the answer and DCAS originally said (d) was correct, then you have a throw out. Or, it could be like the ECB question where the information they gave was flawed (the incorrect calendar), so they must make it a quadruple answer.
Gripes4Stripes said
Dec 1, 2011
ok thanks.. i just read rising stars original post, it clarified it too. i doubt i'll make it with double answers alone, i need throw out! i got alot of these controversial ones "dcas right" pins/tattoo/crying paa/late to roll call/dole-syringe cap... but the ones i messed up i didn't even choose the other popular answer.
Edubz said
Dec 1, 2011
500 people? there were maybe 60 people there today, times that by 3 days, no more than 200 total will protest.
what's the basis for differentiating between a throw out and a double answer?
I would guess if there was a defect in the question stem itself or in each of the four answer choices, then the question would be deemed invalid and therefore be thrown out.
If a question containted two or three answer choices that could be plausible, then they would award a double or triple answer.
If 500 people make credible arguments that (a) should be the answer, and another 500 make a credible argument (b) should be the answer, and another 500 make a credible argument (c) should be the answer and DCAS originally said (d) was correct, then you have a throw out. Or, it could be like the ECB question where the information they gave was flawed (the incorrect calendar), so they must make it a quadruple answer.
i got alot of these controversial ones "dcas right" pins/tattoo/crying paa/late to roll call/dole-syringe cap... but the ones i messed up i didn't even choose the other popular answer.