Distractor Efficiency in Foreign Language Testing.

Goodrich, Hubbard C.

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ERIC Number: EJ158981

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Publication Date: 1977

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Distractor Efficiency in Foreign Language Testing

Goodrich, Hubbard C.

TESOL Quarterly, 11, 1, 69-78, Mar 77

The purpose of this investigation was to discover the relative rank order of efficiency of eight distractor categories in multiple-choice foreign language vocabulary tests. Type of test question used was clarified, types of distractors defined, selection process described, test design discussed, and resulting data tabulated and interpreted. (CHK)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Item Analysis, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Test Construction, Test Reviews

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