Combining Multiple-Choice and Constructed-Response Test Scores: Toward a Marxist Theory of Test Construction.

Wainer, Howard; Thissen, David

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ERIC Number: EJ468014

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Combining Multiple-Choice and Constructed-Response Test Scores: Toward a Marxist Theory of Test Construction.

Wainer, Howard; Thissen, David

Applied Measurement in Education, v6 n2 p103-18 1993

Because assessment instruments of the future may well be composed of a combination of types of questions, a way to combine those scores effectively is discussed. Two new graphic tools are presented that show that it may not be practical to equalize the reliability of different components. (SLD)

Descriptors: Constructed Response, Educational Assessment, Graphs, Item Response Theory, Multiple Choice Tests, Research Methodology, Research Tools, Scores, Test Construction, Test Reliability

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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IES Cited: ED501605

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