Authors: Beaucamp, Guy; Buchholz, Jan-Arndt

Source: Wissenschaftsrecht, Volume 43, Number 1, January 2010 , pp. 56-67(12)

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Abstract:

In German universities multiple-choice-examinations are today nearly exclusively used for students of medicine or pharmacy. The Bologna reform, introducing Bachelor and Master-programs, has also increased the number of examinations in comparison to former times. Thus the interest in multiple-choice-testing will probably grow. This contribution discusses the advantages and disadvantages this kind of examination implies (III.).

It then concentrates on the legal requirements, once a decision to use multiplechoice has been taken (IV.). These are rather strict. Interpreting Art. 12 Basic Law, the Federal Constitutional Court has demanded a legal rule for every restriction of access to a profession. The possibility of multiple-choice-testing must therefore be explicitly stated in the regulations for the examination. Furthermore these regulations have to foresee a rule, covering the situation that a majority of the students fail to reach the required percentage of correct answers. Finally administrative jurisdiction demands a procedure, which guarantees the elimination of ambiguous, wrong or incomplete answering possibilities before the results of the exam are worked out.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1628/094802110791212274

Publication date: 2010-01-01

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