True-False, Alternate-Choice, and Multiple-Choice Items.

Downing, Steven M.

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ERIC Number: EJ452361

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Publication Date: 1992

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True-False, Alternate-Choice, and Multiple-Choice Items.

Downing, Steven M.

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v11 n3 p27-30 Fall 1992

Research on true-false (TF), multiple-choice, and alternate-choice (AC) tests is reviewed, discussing strengths, weaknesses, and the usefulness in classroom and large-scale testing of each. Recommendations are made for improving use of AC items to overcome some of the problems associated with TF items. (SLD)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Multiple Choice Tests, Objective Tests, Test Construction, Test Format, Test Use, Testing Problems

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Language: English

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