Relative Effectiveness of Single and Double Multiple-Choice Questions in Educational Measurement.

Weiten, Wayne

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ERIC Number: EJ273722

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Publication Date: 1982

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Relative Effectiveness of Single and Double Multiple-Choice Questions in Educational Measurement.

Weiten, Wayne

Journal of Experimental Education, v51 n1 p46-50 Fall 1982

A comparison of double as opposed to single multiple-choice questions yielded significant differences in regard to item difficulty, item discrimination, and internal reliability, but not concurrent validity. (Author/PN)

Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Educational Testing, Higher Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Format, Test Items, Test Reliability, Test Validity

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Language: English

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