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Peer reviewedFrisbie, David A.; Sweeney, Daryl C. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1982
A 100-item five-choice multiple choice (MC) biology final exam was converted to multiple choice true-false (MTF) form to yield two content-parallel test forms comprised of the two item types. Students found the MTF items easier and preferred MTF over MC; the MTF subtests were more reliable. (Author/GK)
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