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Tollefson, Nona; Tripp, Alice – 1986
The item difficulty and item discrimination of three multiple-choice item formats were compared in experimental and non-experimental settings. In the experimental study, 104 graduate students were randomly assigned to complete one of three forms of a multiple-choice test: (1) a complex alternative ("none of the above") as the correct answer; (2) a…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Discriminant Analysis, Graduate Students
Download full textMelancon, Janet G.; Thompson, Bruce – 1988
Applied classical measurement theory was used to study the measurement characteristics of Forms A and B of the Finding Embedded Figures Test (FEFT) when the test is administered in a "no-guessing" or "supply" format. Data provided by 69 students at a private university in the southern United States were used. Both forms of the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Discriminant Analysis, Guessing (Tests)
Lancaster, Diana M.; And Others – 1987
Difficulty and discrimination ability were compared between multiple choice and short answer items in midterm and final examinations for the internal medicine course at Louisiana State University School of Dentistry. The examinations were administered to 67 sophomore dental students in that course. Additionally, the impact of the source of the…
Descriptors: Dental Schools, Dentistry, Difficulty Level, Discriminant Analysis
