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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)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level
Peer reviewedFrisbie, David A. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1992
Literature related to the multiple true-false (MTF) item format is reviewed. Each answer cluster of a MTF item may have several true items and the correctness of each is judged independently. MTF tests appear efficient and reliable, although they are a bit harder than multiple choice items for examinees. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Literature Reviews, Multiple Choice Tests
