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Glossary entry

français term or phrase:

Examen: écrit avec un formulaire

anglais translation:

Written exam (multiple-choice questions)

Added to glossary by MoiraB
Aug 1, 2018 14:11
5 yrs ago
français term

Examen: écrit avec un formulaire

français vers anglais Autre Enseignement / pédagogie Type of assessment
Series of course descriptions for a Belgian university, one of which is assessed as follows:
"Examen: écrit avec un formulaire"

Client explains this means an essay-type answer is not required. More a "fill in blanks" or multiple choice. Is there a standard phrase for this?

Discussion

MoiraB (asker) Aug 1, 2018:
@Nikki Client herself suggested MCQ as one example of what is intended here. Course is an introduction to finite element methods. Students are also marked on "travaux pratiques" and have to pass both the exam and the practicals to get a final grade.

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written exam with a form to fill in

With no more context, I think you can't really be too creative here.
What is the subject being examined? There are all sorts of examination situations where students may be required to complete a diagram, fill in a table, add various things to a graph, etc.
I see no suggestion that it is a "QCM", "question/questionnaire à choix multiple".
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : Or form-/questionnaire-based exam, or short-answer exam.
10 minutes
agree Francois Boye : Americans say 'to fill OUT'
1 heure
agree writeaway : oeuf corse. no Franco-Belge difference. same in all variations of French afaik
4 heures
agree Daryo : sounds like a Multiple Choices exam, just tick the right answers ... or some other form of pre-prepared "answers" to choose from.
15 heures
agree Elisabeth Gootjes
22 heures
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Based on Phil's "short answer" idea and the client's explanation, I suggested "Written exam: short-answer or multiple-choice questions" to the client but she simply confirmed it was multiple-choice! Incidentally, for info, the short-answer option seems to get plenty of UK support, including in this Plymouth University glossary: "There are many different types of examination, including oral, written, seen, open book, multiple choice, essay, short answer, problem based and case study" (https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/your-university/teaching-and-learning/guidance-and-resources/glossary-of-assessment-terms). Thanks, everyone!"