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Direct linkZhang, Lishan; VanLehn, Kurt – Interactive Learning Environments, 2021
Despite their drawback, multiple-choice questions are an enduring feature in instruction because they can be answered more rapidly than open response questions and they are easily scored. However, it can be difficult to generate good incorrect choices (called "distractors"). We designed an algorithm to generate distractors from a…
Descriptors: Semantics, Networks, Multiple Choice Tests, Teaching Methods
