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Multiple-Choice Exams: How Well Do We Know the Result?
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Higbie, Jack – Physics Teacher, 1993
Presents a discussion of trying to best account for the variation resulting from guessing on a multiple-choice exam. A mathematical process is given to determine the amount of variance that could be added or subtracted from a student's score to account for guessing. Examples are provided. (MVL)
Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods