Search results for author:"William Kuechler"
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Filling the Pipeline for IS Professionals: What Can IS Faculty Do?
William Kuechler; Alexander McLeod; Mark G. Simkin
Journal of Information Systems Education Vol. 20, No. 4 (2009) pp. 407–418
The large increases in the number of IS majors about ten years ago have been matched by equally large decreases in IS enrollments over the last few years. The authors used a survey of over 200 students to answer the question "what can faculty do to...
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Why Is Performance on Multiple-Choice Tests and Constructed-Response Tests Not More Closely Related? Theory and an Empirical Test
William L. Kuechler; Mark G. Simkin
Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education Vol. 8, No. 1 (January 2010) pp. 55–73
Both professional certification and academic tests rely heavily on multiple-choice questions, despite the widespread belief that alternate, constructed-response questions are superior measures of a test taker's understanding of the underlying...
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Why Don't More Students Major in IS?
William L. Kuechler; Alexander McLeod; Mark G. Simkin
Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education Vol. 7, No. 2 (July 2009) pp. 463–488
The large increases in the number of information systems (IS) majors about 10 years ago have been matched by equally large decreases in IS enrollments over the last few years. This article addresses the question of why students choose any major in...