The Effects of Technical and Unfamiliar Options on Guessing on Multiple-Choice Test Items.

Strang, Harold R.

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ERIC Number: EJ174749

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Publication Date: 1977

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The Effects of Technical and Unfamiliar Options on Guessing on Multiple-Choice Test Items

Strang, Harold R.

Journal of Educational Measurement, 14, 3, 253-60, F 77

The effects of option familiarity, length, and technicality on guessing or multiple choice items were investigated in two experiments. Generally, these college undergraduates tended to favor familiar, non-technical, and longer options when guessing on multiple choice tests. (JKS)

Descriptors: Cues, Females, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Item Analysis, Multiple Choice Tests, Response Style (Tests), Test Items

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