The Ineffectiveness of Multiple True-False Test Items.

Ebel, Robert L.

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ERIC Number: EJ184200

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Publication Date: 1978

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The Ineffectiveness of Multiple True-False Test Items

Ebel, Robert L.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, 38, 1, 37-44, Spr 78

A multiple true-false item is one where a testee has to identify statements as true or false within a cluster (of two or more) of such statements. Clusters are then scored as items. This study showed such a procedure to yield less reliable results than traditional true-false items. (JKS)

Descriptors: Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Item Analysis, Multiple Choice Tests, Objective Tests, Response Style (Tests), Responses, Test Items, Test Reliability, Testing Problems

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