A Comparison of the Item Difficulty and Item Discrimination of Multiple-Choice Items Using the "None of the Above" and One Correct Response Options.

Tollefson, Nona

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Publication Date: 1987

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A Comparison of the Item Difficulty and Item Discrimination of Multiple-Choice Items Using the "None of the Above" and One Correct Response Options.

Tollefson, Nona

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v47 n2 p377-83 Sum 1987

This study compared the item difficulty, item discrimination, and test reliability of three forms of multiple-choice items: (1) one correct answer; (2) "none of the above" as a foil; and (3) "none of the above" as the correct answer. Twelve items in the three formats were administered in a college statistics examination. (BS)

Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Higher Education, Item Analysis, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Format, Test Items, Test Reliability

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