This is interesting, though I must confess that I did not spend much time on the mathematical proof showing that the logarithm of students' confidence in the answer choice is better than the simple arithmetic sum.
My colleague Laura Madson from New Mexico State encouraged me to share this paper with the mailing list
Shahnaz Shahbazova and Olga Kosheleva, " 'Fuzzy' Multiple-Choice
Quizzes and How to Grade Them", Journal of Uncertain Systems,
2014, Vol. 8, to appear.
http://www.cs.utep.edu/vladik/2013/olg13-04.pdf
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… paper presents a very neat idea that is well worth sharing with the rest of the team-based learning community if you'd like. There is a TBL list-serv connecting TBL practitioners internationally (more info here: http://www.teambasedlearning.org/listserv). I encourage you to share your article on the list-serv!
Laura Madson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003
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