A Note on Decisionmaking Processes for Multiple-Choice Test Items.

Wilcox, Rand R.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ381132

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Publication Date: 1988

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A Note on Decisionmaking Processes for Multiple-Choice Test Items.

Wilcox, Rand R.; And Others

Journal of Educational Measurement, v25 n3 p247-50 Fall 1988

The second response conditional probability model of decision-making strategies used by examinees answering multiple choice test items was revised. Increasing the number of distractors or providing distractors giving examinees (N=106) the option to follow the model improved results and gave a good fit to data for 29 of 30 items. (SLD)

Descriptors: Cognitive Tests, Decision Making, Mathematical Models, Multiple Choice Tests, Problem Solving, Spatial Ability, Test Format, Test Items

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