Complex Multiple-Choice Items Fail to Measure Achievement.

Kolstad, Rosemarie K.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ288932

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Publication Date: 1983

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Complex Multiple-Choice Items Fail to Measure Achievement.

Kolstad, Rosemarie K.; And Others

Journal of Research and Development in Education, v17 n1 p7-11 Fall 1983

A study compared college students' performance on complex multiple-choice tests with scores on multiple true-false clusters. Researchers concluded that the multiple-choice tests did not accurately measure students' knowledge and that cueing and guessing led to grade inflation. (PP)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Item Analysis, Multiple Choice Tests, Objective Tests, Student Evaluation, Test Items, Test Validity, Testing Problems

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