Sore Fingers in Multiple-Choice Tests.

Bauer, Hannspeter

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ERIC Number: EJ437816

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Publication Date: 1991

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Sore Fingers in Multiple-Choice Tests.

Bauer, Hannspeter

System, v19 n4 p453-58 1991

Discusses the "sore-finger" form of multiple choice test items. "Sore finger" items employ authentic texts making use of the rules of text grammar, achieve high discrimination levels, and show a high validity for several subtests, especially style tests. The use of sore finger items in German nationwide English and German tests is related. (JL)

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, German, Grammar, Item Analysis, Language Tests, Multiple Choice Tests, Reading Comprehension, Test Items

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Germany

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