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Direct linkBulut, Okan; Bulut, Hatice Cigdem; Cormier, Damien C.; Ilgun Dibek, Munevver; Sahin Kursad, Merve – Educational Assessment, 2023
Some statewide testing programs allow students to receive corrective feedback and revise their answers during testing. Despite its pedagogical benefits, the effects of providing revision opportunities remain unknown in the context of alternate assessments. Therefore, this study examined student data from a large-scale alternate assessment that…
Descriptors: Error Correction, Alternative Assessment, Feedback (Response), Multiple Choice Tests
Moon, Jung Aa; Keehner, Madeleine; Katz, Irvin R. – Educational Assessment, 2020
We investigated how item formats influence test takers' response tendencies under uncertainty. Adult participants solved content-equivalent math items in three formats: multiple-selection multiple-choice, grid with forced-choice (true-false) options, and grid with non-forced-choice options. Participants showed a greater tendency to commit (rather…
Descriptors: College Students, Test Wiseness, Test Format, Test Items
Becker, Anthony; Nekrasova-Beker, Tatiana – Educational Assessment, 2018
While previous research has identified numerous factors that contribute to item difficulty, studies involving large-scale reading tests have provided mixed results. This study examined five selected-response item types used to measure reading comprehension in the Pearson Test of English Academic: a) multiple-choice (choose one answer), b)…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Test Items, Reading Tests, Test Format
Pae, Hye K. – Educational Assessment, 2014
This study investigated the role of item formats in the performance of 206 nonnative speakers of English on expressive skills (i.e., speaking and writing). Test scores were drawn from the field test of the "Pearson Test of English Academic" for Chinese, French, Hebrew, and Korean native speakers. Four item formats, including…
Descriptors: Test Items, Test Format, Speech Skills, Writing Skills
