The Effect of Altering the Position of Options in a Multiple-Choice Examination.

Cizek, Gregory J.

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ERIC Number: EJ487363

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Publication Date: 1994

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The Effect of Altering the Position of Options in a Multiple-Choice Examination.

Cizek, Gregory J.

Educational and Psychological Measurement, v54 n1 p8-20 Spr 1994

Performance of a common set of test items on an examination in which the order of options for one test form was experimentally manipulated. Results for 759 medical specialty board examinees find that reordering item options results in significant but unpredictable effects on item difficulty. (SLD)

Descriptors: Change, Difficulty Level, Equated Scores, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Multiple Choice Tests, Performance, Physicians, Test Construction, Test Format, Test Items

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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