VIOLATING CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IN MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST CONSTRUCTION.
This research examined 2 elements of multiple-choice test construction, balancing the key and optimal number of options. In Experiment 1 the 3 conditions included a balanced key, overrepresentation of a and b responses, and overrepresentation of c and d responses. The results showed that error-patte...
| Publicado en: | College Student Journal Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 141 - 149 |
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Project Innovation Austin LLC
Mar2005
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