A New Scheme for Multiple-Choice Tests in Lower-Division Mathematics.

Johnson, Bruce R.

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ERIC Number: EJ430506

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Publication Date: 1991

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A New Scheme for Multiple-Choice Tests in Lower-Division Mathematics.

Johnson, Bruce R.

American Mathematical Monthly, v98 n5 p427-29 May 1991

Described is an approach that substantially reduces the annotated shortcomings of standard multiple-choice tests presented to lower-division college mathematics and statistics classes. Examples are included from each discipline. (JJK)

Descriptors: College Mathematics, Distractors (Tests), Higher Education, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Test Construction, Test Format, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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