An Analysis of Textbook Advice about True-False Tests.

Frisbie, David A.; Becker, Douglas F.

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ERIC Number: EJ422164

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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An Analysis of Textbook Advice about True-False Tests.

Frisbie, David A.; Becker, Douglas F.

Applied Measurement in Education, v4 n1 p67-83 1990

Seventeen educational measurement textbooks were reviewed to analyze current perceptions regarding true-false achievement testing. A synthesis of the rules for item writing is presented, and the purported advantages and disadvantages of the true-false format derived from those texts are reviewed. (TJH)

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Higher Education, Methods Courses, Objective Tests, Scoring, Teacher Education, Test Format, Test Reliability, Textbook Evaluation, Textbooks

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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