A Method for Increasing the Reliability of a Short Multiple-Choice Test.

Serlin, Ronald C.; Kaiser, Henry F.

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ERIC Number: EJ191577

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Publication Date: 1978

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A Method for Increasing the Reliability of a Short Multiple-Choice Test.

Serlin, Ronald C.; Kaiser, Henry F.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v38 n2 p337-40 Sum 1978, 78

When multiple-choice tests are scored in the usual manner, giving each correct answer one point, information concerning response patterns is lost. A method for utilizing this information is suggested. An example is presented and compared with two conventional methods of scoring. (Author/JKS)

Descriptors: Correlation, Factor Analysis, Item Analysis, Multiple Choice Tests, Scoring Formulas, Test Length, Test Reliability

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Language: English

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