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The Number of Options in Multiple Choice Items in Language Tests: Does It Make Any Difference? Evidence from Thailand
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Thanyapa, Inadaphat; Currie, Michael – Language Testing in Asia, 2014
The overall study from which findings are presented gave stem-equivalent short answer and multiple choice tests of English structure and reading to students at Prince of Songkla University, Thailand. A comparison of scores, facility, discrimination, reliability and validity from 3-, 4- and 5-option versions of the multiple choice test found little…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Multiple Choice Tests, College Students, Language Tests
Relationship between Types of Distractor and Difficulty of Multiple-Choice Vocabulary Tests in Sentential Context
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Hoshino, Yuko – Language Testing in Asia, 2013
This study compares the effect of different kinds of distractors on the level of difficulty of multiple-choice (MC) vocabulary tests in sentential contexts. This type of test is widely used in practical testing but it has received little attention so far. Furthermore, although distractors, which represent the unique characteristics of MC tests,…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Multiple Choice Tests
Item Sequence on Test Performance: Easy Items First?
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Soureshjani, Kamal Heidari – Language Testing in Asia, 2011
Among several factors affecting the performance of testees on a test is the sequence of the test items. The present study served as an attempt to shed light on the effect of test item sequence on Iranian EFL learners' performance on a test of grammar. To achieve such a purpose, 70 language learners of English at Pooyesh Institute in Shiraz (the…
Descriptors: Test Format, Test Items, Difficulty Level, Grammar