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Creating Multiple-Choice Items for Testing Student Learning
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Haladyna, Thomas – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2022
The use of multiple-choice items for classroom testing is firmly established for many good reasons. The content any unit or course of study can be well sampled. Test scores can be reliable (trusted). And time spent administering and scoring can be minimized. This article provides a current review of best practices in the design and use of a…
Descriptors: Multiple Choice Tests, Testing, Student Evaluation, Recall (Psychology)