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Alternative Response and Scoring Methods for Multiple Choice Items: An Empirical Study of Probabilistic and Ordinal Response Modes
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Poizner, Sharon B.; And Others – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1978
Binary, probability, and ordinal scoring procedures for multiple-choice items were examined. In two situations, it was found that both the probability and ordinal scoring systems were more reliable than the binary scoring method. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Confidence Testing, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests
On the Equivalence of Constructed-Response and Multiple-Choice Tests
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Traub, Ross E.; Fisher, Charles W. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1977
Two sets of mathematical reasoning and two sets of verbal comprehension items were cast into each of three formats--constructed response, standard multiple-choice, and Coombs multiple-choice--in order to assess whether tests with identical content but different formats measure the same attribute. (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Comparative Testing, Confidence Testing, Constructed Response, Factor Analysis